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The '''Kamchatka Current''' is a cold-water current flowing south-westward from the [[Bering Strait]], along the [[Siberia|Siberian]] 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]].
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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 ==
[[Category:Ocean currents]]
* {{annotated link|Ocean current}}
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* {{annotated link|Ocean gyre}}
* {{annotated link|Physical oceanography}}


== References ==
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[[ko:캄차카 해류]]

[[ja:カムチャツカ海流]]
[[Category:Currents of the Pacific Ocean]]


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 3 January 2024

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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  1. ^ "Surface circulation of the Bering Sea (schematically)".