Benguela Current

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cold current eastern boundary current ocean current

The Benguela Current is a cold, northward-flowing ocean current off the southwest coast of Africa, known for its nutrient-rich upwelling that supports highly productive marine ecosystems and major fisheries.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Benguela Current canonical 26
cold Benguela Current 5
Benguela upwelling system 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cold current ⓘ
eastern boundary current ⓘ
ocean current ⓘ
associatedWith coastal fog formation ⓘ
low sea surface temperatures ⓘ
associatedWithProcess coastal upwelling ⓘ
borderedToSouthBy Agulhas Current retroflection region ⓘ
characterizedBy high nutrient concentrations ⓘ
high primary productivity ⓘ
connectedTo South Equatorial Current ⓘ
drivenBy southeasterly trade winds ⓘ
extendsFrom Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
extendsToward Angola ⓘ
surface form: Angola-Benguela Front
flowDirection northward ⓘ
flowsAlongCoastOf Angola ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
southwest Africa ⓘ
formsBoundaryWith Angola Current ⓘ
hasPhenomenon oxygen minimum zones ⓘ
shelf hypoxia ⓘ
hasTypicalFeature intense coastal upwelling cells ⓘ
hasUpwellingCellNear Cape Frio ⓘ
Lüderitz ⓘ
Walvis Bay ⓘ
importantFor global carbon cycle ⓘ
global fisheries production ⓘ
influences anchovy fisheries ⓘ
distribution of small pelagic fish ⓘ
sardine fisheries ⓘ
influencesClimateOf Namib Desert ⓘ
surface form: Namib Desert region

southwestern Africa ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
monitoredBy oceanographic research cruises ⓘ
satellite remote sensing ⓘ
namedAfter Angola ⓘ
surface form: Benguela region of Angola
partOf South Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ
subjectOf Benguela Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme
supports highly productive marine ecosystem ⓘ
major fisheries ⓘ
threatenedBy climate variability ⓘ
hypoxic events ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
upwellingBringsToSurface cold deep water ⓘ
nutrient-rich water ⓘ
waterTemperatureType cold ⓘ
westernBoundaryOf Benguela Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Benguela upwelling system

Referenced by (43)

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

Atlantic Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
Benguela Current → westernBoundaryOf → Benguela Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela upwelling system
Benguela Current → subjectOf → Benguela Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme
Table Bay → climateInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: cold Benguela Current
Namib Desert → oceanCurrentInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
Namib Desert → fogFormationCause → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: cold Benguela Current
South Equatorial Current → flowsTowards → Benguela Current ⓘ
subject surface form: South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean)
Cape of Good Hope → oceanCurrentInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
Lüderitz → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
Cape Frio → influencedByCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
Cape Frio → belongsToEcosystem → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
South Atlantic subtropical gyre → boundedByCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
South Atlantic subtropical gyre → majorEasternBoundaryCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
Angola Current → adjacentTo → Benguela Current ⓘ
Angola Current → relatedTo → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela upwelling system
Cape Town metropolitan area coastline → ecoregion → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Atlantic coast → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
Sandwich Harbour → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
South African coast → hasOceanCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
South African coast → partOf → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
South Atlantic Current → connectsTo → Benguela Current ⓘ
South Atlantic → hasMajorCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
Cape Point → oceanCurrentsMeetNear → Benguela Current ⓘ
Cape Agulhas → seaCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
Angola–Benguela Front → separates → Benguela Current ⓘ
Angola–Benguela Front → associatedWith → Benguela Current ⓘ
Angola–Benguela Front → partOf → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela upwelling system
Swakopmund → climateInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
Sperrgebiet National Park → climateInfluencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: cold Benguela Current
Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
eastern Atlantic Ocean → contains → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current system
eastern Atlantic Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
eastern Atlantic Ocean → hasEcologicalFeature → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela upwelling system
Agulhas Bank → influences → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current system
South Atlantic trade routes → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
eastern central Atlantic Ocean → influencedByCurrent → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current system
Guinea Current → relatedTo → Benguela Current ⓘ
Temperate Southern Africa marine realm → influencedBy → Benguela Current ⓘ
Port Nolloth → hasClimateInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: cold Benguela Current
Scarborough beach → oceanCurrentInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
subject surface form: Scarborough Beach
Walker Bay → oceanCurrentInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
Cape fur seal → range → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benguela Current region
Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex → climateInfluence → Benguela Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: cold Benguela Current