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The Kamchatka Current is a cold-water current flowing southwestward in the Bering Sea, along the Siberian Kamchatka Peninsula. It receives water from the Bering Slope Current.^[1] A portion of this current then becomes the Oyashio Current while the remainder joins the warmer North Pacific Current.

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-The '''Kamchatka Current''' is a cold-water current flowing southwestward from the [[Bering Strait]], along the [[Siberia]]n Pacific coast and the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]. A portion of this current then becomes the [[Oyashio Current]] while the remainder joins the warmer [[North Pacific Current]].
+The '''Kamchatka Current''' is a cold-water current flowing southwestward in the [[Bering Sea]], along the [[Siberia]]n [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]. It receives water from the Bering Slope Current.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surface circulation of the Bering Sea (schematically) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Surface-circulation-of-the-Bering-Sea-schematically-Main-currents-AC-Anadyr-Current_fig3_370482571}}</ref> A portion of this current then becomes the [[Oyashio Current]] while the remainder joins the warmer [[North Pacific Current]].
 == See also ==
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 * {{annotated link|Ocean gyre}}
 * {{annotated link|Physical oceanography}}
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