GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pacific Coast from Northern California all theway to Alaska.
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Atlantic Coast to Gulf of Mexico
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None Of These
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Pacific Coast to Northern Japan
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Detailed explanation-1: -The surface ocean currents flowing counterclockwise in the Gulf of Alaska include the North Pacific Current, the Alaska Current, the Alaskan Stream, and the Alaska Coastal Current (ACC). The ACC (depicted in black) is a narrow (< 30 km), nearshore flow with speeds of the order of 100 cm s-1 near the coast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ocean currents These currents, along with other climatic conditions, influence water temperatures along the coast, with Northern and Central California generally having cooler water than Southern California. The Santa Barbara Channel area is a “transition zone” where these waters and associated species mix.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is EI-Nino. El Nino is a name given to the periodic development of a warm ocean current along the coast of Peru as a temporary replacement of the cold Peruvian current. Hence it is known as a specific weather current.