Agulhas Current

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ocean current surface current western boundary current

The Agulhas Current is a powerful western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the southeast coast of Africa, transporting warm, saline water from the tropical Indian Ocean toward the Atlantic.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Agulhas Current canonical 15
Agulhas Current system 5
Agulhas leakage 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ocean current ⓘ
surface current ⓘ
western boundary current ⓘ
affects marine ecosystems off South Africa ⓘ
regional fisheries ⓘ
associatedWith Agulhas Retroflection ⓘ
surface form: Agulhas Return Current

Agulhas leakage eddies ⓘ
boundedBy continental slope of South Africa ⓘ
characterizedBy high salinity ⓘ
high temperature ⓘ
narrow jet-like structure ⓘ
strong flow ⓘ
contributesTo Agulhas Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Agulhas leakage

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ⓘ
discoveredBy Portuguese navigators ⓘ
entersOcean South Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
flowsAlong east coast of South Africa ⓘ
southeast coast of Africa ⓘ
flowsDirection southward ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean water masses ⓘ
formsFeature Agulhas Retroflection ⓘ
Agulhas Retroflection ⓘ
surface form: Agulhas Rings
hasRole heat transport from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
salt transport from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasTypicalWaterMass Indian Ocean Central Water ⓘ
Subtropical Surface Water ⓘ
influences climate of South Atlantic region ⓘ
climate of southern Africa ⓘ
global climate system ⓘ
isAnalogOf Gulf Stream ⓘ
Kuroshio Current ⓘ
isMajorPathwayFor interocean exchange of heat ⓘ
interocean exchange of salt ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
Southwest Indian Ocean ⓘ
monitoredBy drifters ⓘ
moored current meters ⓘ
satellite altimetry ⓘ
namedAfter Cape Agulhas ⓘ
originatesFrom tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf Indo-Atlantic interocean exchange ⓘ
global ocean circulation ⓘ
retroflexesNear Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
studiedBy physical oceanography ⓘ
terminatesNear Agulhas Bank ⓘ
transports saline water ⓘ
warm water ⓘ
westernBoundaryOf Indian Ocean subtropical gyre ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Indian Ocean subtropical gyre

Referenced by (21)

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

Indian Ocean → hasMajorCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Port Elizabeth → oceanCurrentInfluence → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Cape of Good Hope → nearbyOceanCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Agulhas Current → contributesTo → Agulhas Current self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas leakage
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → boundedBy → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → westernBoundaryCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Loop Current → relatedTo → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Mozambique Channel → hasCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas Current system
South African coast → hasOceanCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Madagascar Current → contributesTo → Agulhas Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas Current system
Cape Point → oceanCurrentsMeetNear → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Cape Agulhas → seaCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
South Coast → oceanCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
subject surface form: South Coast (KwaZulu-Natal)
Agulhas Bank → influences → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Agulhas Retroflection → partOf → Agulhas Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas Current system
Agulhas Retroflection → formedBy → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Southwest Indian Ocean → hasOceanCurrent → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Indian Ocean circulation → component → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Temperate Southern Africa marine realm → influencedBy → Agulhas Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas Current system
Mozambique Current → feedsInto → Agulhas Current ⓘ
Mozambique Current → connectedTo → Agulhas Current ⓘ
this entity surface form: Agulhas Current system