Ocean Currents
North Atlantic Gyre
clockwise, in Atlantic Ocean north of equator
North Pacific Gyre
clockwise, in Pacific Ocean north of equator
California Current
cold current (toward equator)
Labrador Current
cold current (toward equator)
Peru Current
cold current (toward equator)
South Atlantic Current
cold current (toward equator)
West Australia Current
cold current (toward equator) (#29 on map)
Benguela Current
cold current (toward equator), southwest coast of Africa
Indian Ocean Gyre
counterclockwise, Indian Ocean (south of equator)
South Atlantic Gyre
counterclockwise, in Atlantic Ocean south of equator
South Pacific Gyre
counterclockwise, in Pacific Ocean south of equator
Alaska Current
warm current (away from equator)
Brazil Current
warm current (away from equator)
South Pacific Current
warm current (away from equator)
East Australia Current
warm current (away from equator) (#39 on map)
Kuroshio Current
warm current (away from equator), east coast of Japan
Gulf Stream
warm current (away from equator), east coast of North America
North Pacific Current
warm current (away from equator), moving northward on east coast of Japan
Agulhas Current
warm current (away from equator), southeast coast of Africa