Large, roughly circular ocean currents are called gyres.
Circular ocean currents are called gyres.
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Circular wind patterns create spiral ocean currents called gyres. There are five major gyres flowing both north and south of the equator: the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Ocean gyres.
Eco Company - 2009 5 Ocean Gyres - 2.3 was released on: USA: 27 September 2010
there is not a certain no. of ocean currents that take place inside each ocean gyre.
there are five gyres in the world, they are the north pacific, the south pacific, the north Atlantic, the south Atlantic, and the Indian ocean gyres.
Eco Company - 2009 5 Ocean Gyres 2-3 was released on: USA: 27 September 2010
'gyres' there are 5 main gyres; North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
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Gyres are circular movements of ocean currents caused by the Coriolis Effect.