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DescriptionCorrientes-oceanicas.png
English: the ocean currents.
Note that
E. Greenland + Labrador + Norwegian = Viking gyre
Gulf stream + N. Atlantic Drift + Canary + N. Equatorial = Columbus gyre
S. Equatorial + Brazil + South Atlantic + Benguela = Navigator gyre
S. Indian + S. Equatorial + Mozambique + W. Australia = Majid gyre
Alaska + N. Pacific + Oyashio = Aloet gyre
Kuroshio + N. Equatorial + California = Turtle gyre
Peru + S. Pacific + E. Australia = Heyerdahl gyre
Finally, a few gyres also exist at the poles (not shown at this map); these are:
North Pole: Polar bear gyre, Storkerson gyre, Melville gyre
South Pole: Penguin gyre
References for the currents: Curtis Ebbesmeyer map at Wired
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