Ocean has water flows {current, ocean}|. Surface currents flow in same direction as wind. Beneath them, surface ocean currents have colder-water counter-currents flowing more slowly in opposite direction.
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Gulf Stream flows along North-America east coast.
Labrador Current flows past Iceland to England.
Peru or Humboldt Current flows along South-America west coast.
California Current flows along North-America west coast.
Kuroshio Current flows off Japan.
Brazil Current flows along South-America east coast.
Besquela Current flows along Africa west coast.
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) circles Antarctica and keeps tropic waters out.
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