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North Equatorial Current [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A westward-flowing ocean current occurring N of the equator in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Le courant sud-équatorial, coulant d'est en ouest, s'étend entre le 10e degré de latitude Sud et le 5e de latitude Nord; le contre-courant coule le long du 5e parallèle de l'hémisphère boréal, et le courant nord-équatorial, portant à l'ouest, atteint le 20e degré de latitude Nord.

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