Benguela Current
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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.
Aliases (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-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 region
→
southwestern Africa → |
| locatedIn |
South Atlantic Ocean
→
|
| monitoredBy |
oceanographic research cruises
→
satellite remote sensing → |
| namedAfter |
Benguela region of Angola
→
|
| partOf |
South Atlantic subtropical gyre
→
|
| subjectOf |
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 upwelling system
→
|
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Atlantic coast
→
Lüderitz → Sandwich Harbour → |
influencedBy |
|
Cape of Good Hope
→
Namib Desert → |
oceanCurrentInfluence |
|
Angola Current
→
|
adjacentTo |
|
Cape Frio
("Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem")
→
|
belongsToEcosystem |
|
South Atlantic subtropical gyre
→
|
boundedByCurrent |
|
Table Bay
("cold Benguela Current")
→
|
climateInfluence |
|
Cape Town metropolitan area coastline
("Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem")
→
|
ecoregion |
|
South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean)
→
|
flowsTowards |
|
Namib Desert
("cold Benguela Current")
→
|
fogFormationCause |
|
Atlantic Ocean
→
|
hasMajorCurrent |
|
Cape Frio
→
|
influencedByCurrent |
|
South Atlantic subtropical gyre
→
|
majorEasternBoundaryCurrent |
|
Angola Current
("Benguela upwelling system")
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Benguela Current
("Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme")
→
|
subjectOf |
|
Benguela Current
("Benguela upwelling system")
→
|
westernBoundaryOf |