Exploratour - The Surface of the Earth
Ocean Currents
Within the ocean waters are giant rivers called currents. In this picture, the currents look like a giant conveyor belt, carrying waters from the bottom to the top of the ocean.
The major currents in the oceans are:
- North & South Equatorial Current
- North Atlantic Drift
- Caribbean Current
- Gulf Stream
- Subarctic Current
- Japan Current
- East Australian current