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A circumpolar current is a type of current that can be found in the Antarctic region. A circumpolar current moves in a clockwise rotation.
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What is special about circumpolar stars?
A circumpolar star never sets below your horizon.
If you were standing on the north pole how many circumpolar stars would you see?
All stars are circumpolar
What is circumpolar motion?
Circumpolar motion refers to the motion of the stars relative to the viewer in a particular spot. Stars that are said to be circumpolar never cross the horizon as they cross the sky for the viewer.
What is west wind?
Another term for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The current prevents warm water from reaching Antarctica and melting the ice caps.
What is circumpolar when is it visible and list two circumpolar constellations?
At the poles half the sky is circumpolar all the time but you only get to see the stars in winter. They seem to go round a vertical axis. In typical northern hemisphere places constellations like Ursa Minor, Draco, Cassiopeia, Perseus and Cepheus are cirumpolar. If you go to North Norway other constellations like Gemini are circumpolar. It depends on your latitude.
What is the world's largest ocean current?
The world's largest ocean current is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows continuously around the earth.The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is also known as the West Wind Drift.
Which current circles the entire globe without being interrupted by a continent?
Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
What is one unobstructed current?
antarctic circumpolar or the "west wind drift"
Which current is a cool ocean current that flows completely around Earth?
west wind drift current or antarctic circumpolar current
What is the biggrst ocean current?
The biggest ocean current is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, also known as ACC. The largest ocean current is approximately 125 Sverdrups.
Where is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current located?
by antarctica because antarctic is part of the continent name
What ocean current in the southern hemisphere completely circles antarctica?
You may be thinking of the circumpolar current in the Southern Ocean.
What ocean circles Antarctica?
The "Circumpolar Current" is the longest ocean current in the world and flows in an easterly direction.
What is wind drift?
Another term for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. The current prevents warm water from reaching Antarctica and melting the ice caps.
What current flows around the coast of Antarctica?
You may be thinking of the circumpolar current in the Southern Ocean.
Which ocean current in the great the Southern Ocean whips around the globe unhindered by land?
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current circles eastward around Antarctica.
Which ocean surface current carries the greatest volume of water?
The Antarctic circumpolar current carries the greatest volume of water. Another name for this current is the west wind draft. The current is circumpolar due to the lack of any landmass connecting with Antarctica and this keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica, enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet.
