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Veronica Reeves
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20 May, 18:48
How are surface ocean currents formed?
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Tristian Barker
20 May, 19:07
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Winds are able to move the top 400 meters of the ocean creating surface ocean currents. Surface ocean currents form large circular patterns called gyres. Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect.
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