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Description There are five major ocean-wide gyres — the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean gyres. Each is flanked by a strong and narrow “western boundary current,” and a weak and broad “eastern boundary current”.
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current15:24, 16 August 2024Thumbnail for version as of 15:24, 16 August 20241,875 × 1,225 (328 KB)BelburyReverted to version as of 21:46, 12 December 2018 (UTC) seems okay under COM:OVERWRITE, "essential composition is not altered"
06:18, 20 May 2024Thumbnail for version as of 06:18, 20 May 2024450 × 294 (225 KB)Sumanjyot840Reverted to version as of 02:47, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
21:46, 12 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 21:46, 12 December 20181,875 × 1,225 (328 KB)A loose necktieFixing surprisingly unhelopful NOAA map by adding better arrows
02:47, 5 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 02:47, 5 April 2008450 × 294 (225 KB)Jrockley{{Information |Description=Gyres of the world's oceans |Source=[http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/05currents3.html here] |Date=March 25, 2008 |Author=NOAA |Permission= |other_versions= }} Category:Oceans [[Category:Mar

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