ALEUTIAN CURRENTAleutian Current is also called the "Subarctic Current". An eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the
North Pacific Current; it is the northern branch of the
Kuroshio Current
The , also known as the Black or or the is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin. It was named for the deep blue appearance of its waters. Similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, the Ku ...
which moves northeast then east between 40° N and 50° N. As it approaches the coast of North America it divides to form the northward-flowing
Alaska Current
The Alaska Current is a southwestern shallow warm-water current alongside the west coast of the North American continent beginning at about 48-50°N. The Alaska Current produces large clockwise eddies at two sites: west of the Haida Gwaii ("Hai ...
and the southward-flowing
California Current
The California Current is a cold water Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Sur. It is considered an Eastern bound ...
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Climate of Alaska
Currents of the Pacific Ocean
Water in Alaska
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