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What are ocean currents and what is their role?

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Anna Wielgopolan

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Compléter Ocean currentsVersion en ligne What are ocean currents and what is their role? par Anna Wielgopolan 1 rotation temperature temperate density conveyor temperature Gulf Thermohaline Deep forces Europe directed gravitation Stream salinity climates An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous , movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans . The currents are generated from the acting upon the water like the earth's , the wind , the and differences and the of the moon . The depth contours , the shoreline and other currents influence the current's direction and strength . Ocean currents can flow for thousands of kilometers . They are very important in determining the of the continents , especially those regions bordering on the ocean . Perhaps the most striking example is the , which makes northwest much more than any other region at the same latitude . ocean currents are driven by and gradients . circulation , also known as the ocean's belt , refers to the deep ocean density - driven ocean basin currents .