When a surface current deflects, it changes direction.
When a continent deflects the movement of a current.
Continents.
Europe deflects the Gulf Stream current as it flows towards the continent from the Gulf of Mexico.
Surface currents in the Earth's oceans are mainly caused by the combination of the wind and the rotation of the Earth (Coriolis effect). The wind pushes the surface water, creating movement, and the Coriolis effect deflects this movement to create currents.
Coriolis Force
by the currents under it, if you have watches Finding Nemo (ARR) they go in the EAC East Atlantic Current, on the surface of this current, there is a similar current, although it is not as fast or as strong as Underwater in the eac.
surface current
It deflects wind and other objects. In the Northern Hemishpere it deflects obfects to the right, and in the Southern Hemisphere it deflects objects to the left.
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds
Coriolis effect
a surface current
The Coriolis effect is the force that deflects prevailing winds