Q. Consider the following ocean currents: - Irminger Current
- Canaries Current
- Benguela Current
Which of the above are cold water currents?
Answer:
1, 2 & 3
Notes: The Irminger Current is a north Atlantic Ocean cold water current setting westward off the southwest coast of Iceland. The Canary Current is a wind-driven cold surface current that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. Benguela Current is the cold eastern boundary current of the South Atlantic subtropical gyre.