Guinea Current
A slow warm water current that flows to the east along the Guinea coast of West Africa
The Guinea Current is a slow warm water current that flows to the east along the Guinea coast of West Africa. It has some similarity to the Equatorial Counter Current in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]
See also
- Ocean currents
- Oceanic gyres
- Physical oceanography
References
- ^ Bakun, Andrew (January 1978). "Guinea Current upwelling". Nature. 271 (5641): 147–150. Bibcode:1978Natur.271..147B. doi:10.1038/271147a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
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