Aleutian Current
current, Pacific Ocean
Aleutian Current, also called Subarctic Current, surface oceanic current, an eastward-flowing mixture of the Kuroshio (Japan Current) and the Oya Current, located between the Aleutian Islands and latitude 42° N. Approaching the North American coast, the current divides to become the Alaska and California currents. Another branch of the Aleutian Current enters the Bering Sea, forming a counterclockwise gyre.
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