Antarctic Circumpolar Current

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circumpolar current ocean current physical oceanographic feature

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the powerful, continuous ocean current that flows eastward around Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and playing a key role in global climate and ocean circulation.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Antarctic Circumpolar Current canonical 22
Antarctic Circumpolar Current system 5
Antarctic Circumpolar Current region 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf circumpolar current ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ
physical oceanographic feature ⓘ
affectedBy Southern Annular Mode variability ⓘ
climate change ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ACC ⓘ
West Wind Drift ⓘ
associatedWith Antarctic Convergence ⓘ
surface form: Antarctic Polar Front

Subantarctic Front ⓘ
multiple oceanic fronts and jets ⓘ
connects Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contributesTo isolation of Antarctica from warmer subtropical waters ⓘ
maintenance of Antarctic ice sheet by thermal isolation ⓘ
drivenBy density gradients in the Southern Ocean ⓘ
strong westerly winds ⓘ
encircles Antarctica ⓘ
flowsDirection eastward ⓘ
hasApproximateLatitudeRange between about 40°S and 65°S ⓘ
hasApproximateTransport 100 to 150 Sverdrups ⓘ
about 100 million cubic meters per second or more ⓘ
hasDepthExtent from surface to more than 3000 meters depth in places ⓘ
hasHistoricalNameOrigin named for its circumpolar flow around Antarctica ⓘ
hasKeyRegion Drake Passage ⓘ
south of Africa ⓘ
south of Australia ⓘ
south of New Zealand ⓘ
hasTypicalSurfaceSpeed up to several tens of centimeters per second ⓘ
influences Antarctic climate ⓘ
Southern Ocean ecosystems ⓘ
global carbon cycle ⓘ
interactsWith Antarctic Bottom Water formation ⓘ
North Atlantic Deep Water inflow ⓘ
isImportantFor global nutrient distribution ⓘ
upwelling of deep waters in the Southern Ocean ⓘ
isLargestCurrentBy volume transport ⓘ
isOnlyCurrentThat flows completely around the globe without continental interruption ⓘ
locatedIn Southern Ocean ⓘ
monitoredBy Argo floats ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ
ship-based hydrographic sections ⓘ
playsRoleIn exchange of water masses between Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans ⓘ
global climate regulation ⓘ
global thermohaline circulation ⓘ
heat redistribution between ocean basins ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline physical oceanography ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Ocean → hasCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Drake Passage → hasOceanCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Antarctic Convergence → associatedWith → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Antarctic Convergence → formsPartOf → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Ocean frontal system
World Ocean → majorCurrentSystem → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre → connectedTo → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Scotia Sea → oceanographicRegion → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
Scotia Sea → hasStrongCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
southwest Pacific Ocean → influencedBy → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Malvinas Current → originatesFrom → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Malvinas Current → isBoundaryCurrentOf → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
the Furious Fifties → isAssociatedWith → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
subject surface form: Furious Fifties
the Screaming Sixties → isInfluencedBy → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → boundedBy → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → southernBoundaryCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
South Scotia Ridge → oceanographicRegion → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current domain
South Pacific Ocean → traversedBy → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
South America by the Drake Passage → oceanCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → includesFeature → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → hasOceanCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Pacific sector → hasPart → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
West Wind Drift → alsoKnownAs → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Subantarctic Front → partOf → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
Weddell Gyre → partOf → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar system
Weddell Gyre → borderedBy → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
global thermohaline circulation → hasKeyRegion → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current region
South Atlantic Current → connectsTo → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Pacific sector of Southern Ocean → hasCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Weddell–Scotia Confluence → partOf → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current system
Shackleton Fracture Zone → associatedWith → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current region
Southwest Atlantic circulation system → includesCurrent → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ
Kerguelen Plateau → near → Antarctic Circumpolar Current ⓘ