Atlantic Ocean Currents

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[...] This phenomenon then creates currents. On a scale of an ocean, these currents are referred to as oceanic. One can cite 3 of the most well-known in the Atlantic Ocean: - The Gulf Stream current, which divides into two large flows. The first, the North Atlantic Drift, rises towards the North Atlantic, while the second, the Subtropical Gyre, descends towards the west African coast. Only the first is the source of important heat transfers. Source: https://elmerlickamul.wixsite.com/svt-college/les-courants-oceaniques - The cold Benguela current belongs to the 'South Atlantic subtropical gyre' and circulates in South Africa, from Cape of Good Hope to Angola. [...]