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A circumpolar current is a type of current that can be found in the Antarctic region. A circumpolar current moves in a clockwise rotation.
The world's largest ocean current is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows continuously around the earth.The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is also known as the West Wind Drift.
by antarctica because antarctic is part of the continent name
antarctic circumpolar or the "west wind drift"
Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
The biggest ocean current is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, also known as ACC. The largest ocean current is approximately 125 Sverdrups.
west wind drift current or antarctic circumpolar current
Another term for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The current prevents warm water from reaching Antarctica and melting the ice caps.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current circles eastward around Antarctica.
West Wind Drift (Antarctic Circumpolar Current) carries the largest volume of water.
The Antarctic circumpolar current carries the greatest volume of water. Another name for this current is the west wind draft. The current is circumpolar due to the lack of any landmass connecting with Antarctica and this keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica, enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet.
Sarah Tragler Gille has written: 'Dynamics of the Antarctic circumpolar current' -- subject(s): Mathematical models, Eddy flux, Ocean currents