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The Kamchatka Current is a cold-water current flowing south-westward from the Bering Strait, along the 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 south-westward 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]].

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