Ocean currents UPSC is an important topic for IAS exam. It can be asked both in UPSC Prelims and UPSC Mains as the topic involves both the concept and the memorizing part. It will be a 2-article articles. In this article, we will discuss about ocean currents and the list of cold currents.
Below is the list of cold ocean currents in the world.
Cold Ocean Current | Region | Important Points |
Humboldt or Peruvian Current | South Pacific Ocean |
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Kurile or Oyashio Current | North Pacific Ocean |
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California Current | Pacific Ocean |
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Antarctic Circumpolar Current | Southern Ocean |
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Labrador Current | North Atlantic Ocean |
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Canary Current | North Atlantic Ocean |
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Eastern Greenland Current | Arctic Ocean & North Atlantic Ocean |
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Benguela Current | South Atlantic Ocean |
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Falkland Current | South Atlantic Ocean |
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Northeast Monsoon Current | North Indian Ocean |
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Somali Current | West Indian Ocean |
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Western Australian Current | Southern Ocean & South Indian Ocean |
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South Indian Ocean Current | South Indian Ocean |
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We will discuss more about ocean currents and the concept of gyres, upwelling, downwelling, among other topics in our next article. We will also discuss about warm ocean currents and will provide you a list of warm ocean current in our next article.
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