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The '''Kamchatka Current''' is a cold-water current flowing |
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]]. |
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== See also == |
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* {{annotated link|Ocean current}} |
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* {{annotated link|Ocean gyre}} |
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* [[Oceanic gyres]] |
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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.
See also
[edit]- Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water
- Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
- Physical oceanography – Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean
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