Humboldt Current
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The Humboldt Current is a cold, nutrient-rich ocean current flowing northward along the western coast of South America, supporting one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cold current
→
eastern boundary current → ocean current → |
| affects |
global carbon cycle
→
global fisheries yields → |
| alternateName |
Peru Current
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| associatedWithProcess |
coastal upwelling
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| biomeType |
upwelling ecosystem
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| classifiedAs |
major upwelling system
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| componentOf |
South Pacific subtropical gyre
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| drivenBy |
southeast trade winds
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| extendsFrom |
southern Chilean coast
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| extendsTo |
near the equator in the eastern Pacific
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| flowsAlongCoastOf |
Chile
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Peru → western South America → |
| flowsDirection |
northward
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| hasImpactOn |
coastal economies of Peru and Chile
→
seabird guano production → |
| influences |
aridity of Atacama Desert
→
climate of western South America → regional fog formation → sea surface temperatures off Peru and Chile → |
| knownFor |
high fish biomass
→
large interannual variability → |
| linkedTo |
El Niño–Southern Oscillation
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| majorExport |
fish oil
→
fishmeal → |
| namedAfter |
Alexander von Humboldt
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| nutrientCharacteristic |
nutrient-rich
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| oceanographicRegion |
Southeast Pacific
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| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
→
South Pacific Ocean circulation → |
| productivityLevel |
high
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| strengthenedDuring |
La Niña events
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| studiedInDiscipline |
fisheries science
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marine ecology → physical oceanography → |
| supports |
anchoveta fisheries
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high primary productivity → large fisheries → marine mammal populations → one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems → seabird populations → |
| waterMassType |
Eastern South Pacific Central Water
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| waterOrigin |
subantarctic waters
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| waterTemperatureCharacteristic |
cold
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| weakenedDuring |
El Niño events
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Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Atacama Desert
→
Gulf of Guayaquil → Nazca Desert → Paracas Peninsula → Southeastern Pacific Ocean → |
influencedBy |
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Southeastern Pacific Ocean
→
Southeastern Pacific Ocean ("Peru Current") → eastern Pacific Ocean → |
hasMajorCurrent |
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Central Coast of Peru
→
Limarí Valley → |
climateInfluence |
|
Desventuradas Islands
→
San Félix Island → |
oceanCurrentInfluence |
|
Humboldt Current
("Peru Current")
→
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alternateName |
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Pacific coast of South America
→
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borderedByCurrent |
|
South Pacific Gyre
("Peru Current")
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boundedBy |
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Galápagos Islands
→
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climateInfluencedBy |
|
Pacific Ocean
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containsCurrent |
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Pacific coast of South America
→
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hasClimateInfluenceFrom |
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Pacific coast of South America
("Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem")
→
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hasMarineRegion |
|
Pacific coast of Chile
→
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influencedByCurrent |
|
South Pacific Ocean
("Peru Current")
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traversedBy |