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The West Wind Drift if also know as the ACC

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The West Wind Drift, also known as Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), is a cold current.The above answer is wrong. The ACC is known by many names including "The West Wind Drift" is either a cold or warm current. You can check the information via this website that I found:http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/fahan_mi_shipwrecks/infohut/acc.htm


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