Antilles Current
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The Antilles Current is a warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic that flows northward along the eastern side of the Antilles islands and contributes to the formation of the Gulf Stream system.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
warm current ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Sargasso Sea ⓘ |
| affects |
heat transport in the North Atlantic
ⓘ
marine ecosystems around the Antilles ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
North Atlantic Equatorial Current
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Current
Florida Current ⓘ North Equatorial Current (regional) ⓘ
surface form:
North Equatorial Current
|
| contributesTo |
Florida Current
ⓘ
Gulf Stream ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Stream system
|
| flowsAlong | eastern side of the Antilles islands ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | northward ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
Greater Antilles
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
distribution of marine species in the Antilles region
ⓘ
navigation and shipping routes in the western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high salinity relative to surrounding waters
ⓘ
relatively strong flow ⓘ |
| influences |
regional climate of the Caribbean
ⓘ
sea surface temperature in the western North Atlantic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tropical Northwestern Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
western North Atlantic Ocean
|
| oceanBasin | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
ⓘ
North Atlantic subtropical gyre ⓘ |
| region |
Caribbean
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
West Indies ⓘ |
| role | source of warm water for the Gulf Stream ⓘ |
| studiedIn | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| waterMassType | warm surface water ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.