The South Pacific Current

The South Pacific current as represented by the Mariano Global Surface Velocity Analysis (MGSVA). This current, with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, is also known as the West Wind Drift. It feeds the Benguela Current, the Algulhas retroflection current, and the South Indian Current. Click here for example plots of seasonal averages.

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	The South Pacific current as represented by the Mariano Global Surface Velocity Analysis (MGSVA). This current, with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, is also known as the West Wind Drift. It feeds the Benguela Current, the Algulhas retroflection current, and the South Indian Current. Click here for example plots of seasonal averages.