Large, roughly circular ocean currents are called gyres.
Circular ocean currents are called gyres.
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.
The Indian Ocean is centered on the Tropic of Capricorn (about 23.5°S latitude). However, there is a wider stretch of the Pacific at that latitude, compared to a slightly narrower extent in the southern Atlantic.
Eco Company - 2009 5 Ocean Gyres - 2.3 was released on: USA: 27 September 2010
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.
Gyres are large, circular ocean currents that are driven by global wind patterns and the Earth's rotation. They play a crucial role in distributing heat around the planet. The main difference between gyres in the northern and southern hemispheres is their direction of rotation: gyres in the northern hemisphere rotate clockwise, while gyres in the southern hemisphere rotate counterclockwise due to the Coriolis effect caused by the Earth's rotation.