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State five characteristics of major ocean currents.

State five characteristics of major ocean currents.

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Ocean currents which flow from the equator towards the pole region are warm and hence warm ocean currents
Ocean flowing from the poles to the equator are cold ocean currents
Ocean currents in the northern hemisphere move clockwise while those in the southern hemisphere move anticlockwise
Warm ocean currents tend to be on the eastern coasts of continents while cold ocean currents tend to be on the western coasts of continents
Convergence of ocean currents tend to be on the western coasts of continents while divergence tends to be on the eastern coasts.
Faimus answered the question on January 13, 2018 at 21:55

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