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The Indian ocean is warm and the Atlantic is cold because even though , those two merge the Atlantic has ice glaciers and the Indian ocean does not have that around it. :)
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Which two oceans border South Africa?
South Africa is situated between the warm Indian Ocean (East & South coast) and the cold South Atlantic Ocean (West coast). The Indian Ocean brings warm water down the east coast from the equator, while the South Atlantic Ocean brings cold water up the west coast (from the Antarctic). The currents converge off the southernmost point of Africa near Cape Aghulas.
What are the warm and cold ocean currents of the Atlantic Ocean?
Ocean currents describe itself, a warm ocean current is warm water that has a path anything that gets in way of the path will be taken by the current same for cold water also a new tranport for the water to travel to ocean to ocean
Which ocean in South Africa is warmer?
The Indian Ocean is warmer. The Atlantic Ocean is cooler. The Indian Ocean is on the Durban side. The Atlantic Ocean is on the Cape Town side. Average Water Temperature: Indian Ocean: DurbanJuly (estimate) = 22 degrees celcius / 72 degrees fahrenheit Atlantic Ocean: Cape Town July (estimate) = 16 degrees celcius / 61 degrees fahrenheit
Which is the warmest ocean?
The warmest ocean is the Indian Ocean. The temperature of the surface water is sometimes as warm as 36.6 degrees Celsius. However, in the south, the waters become icy cold where the Indian Ocean meets the chilly Southern Ocean.
Does the Atlantic or Pacific ocean have the highest temperatures?
It depends on what part cause they can be cold and warm, depends on where you are, if your close to the equator or not
How cold is Atlantic Ocean in winter?
The Atlantic Ocean is located between North America and Europe. Africa is to the SE. The middle area of the Atlantic Ocean is mostley warm waters due to the Gulf of Mexico being to the West. The biggest factor is oceanic currents. The currents that factor into the temperature of the Atlantic ocean are close to the East coast of Brazil, and the East Coast of America. Refer to this picture. The red arrows represent warm currents and the blue represents cold currents.
The cold Labrador current flows through what ocean?
Atlantic Ocean.
What does ocean currents affect?
Climate 2nd Answer: Climate and weather, depending on the type of current. For instance, the climate around Greenland in the Arctic is warm right now because the ocean current called the North Atlantic Oscillation. That means it changes from warm to cold to warm to cold to warm . . . every so many decades. In another 15 years, Greenland is likely to be really, really cold when the North Atlantic Oscillation starts going back to its cold state.
What ocean current affect?
Climate 2nd Answer: Climate and weather, depending on the type of current. For instance, the climate around Greenland in the Arctic is warm right now because the ocean current called the North Atlantic Oscillation. That means it changes from warm to cold to warm to cold to warm . . . every so many decades. In another 15 years, Greenland is likely to be really, really cold when the North Atlantic Oscillation starts going back to its cold state.
Why don't hurricanes form over the north Atlantic ocean?
Hurricanes require huge amounts of moisture to form. This moisture can only be found over warm ocean water. The north Atlantic is too cold for this.
What are the names of the warm and cold ocean currents?
Gulf Stream - warm ocean current Labrador - cold ocean current
How many currents are in the Indian Ocean?
There are two currents in the Indian Ocean. One current is name the Agulhas which is a warm current. The other current is name West Australian current which is cold water.
