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The majority of wind and ocean currents are formed by the uneven heating and cooling of the medium in question. The convection currents which result from this heating and cooling drive the atmospheric patterns of the atmosphere. Specific currents are shaped by the terrain, and many other factors, including the earths rotation.

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