Which of the following are warm ocean currents?
Kuroshio and California Current
North Atlantic Drift and Brazil Current
Canaries and Benguela Current
West Wind Drift and Falkland Current
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2020
– Kuroshio Current: Warm current in the North Pacific. California Current: Cold current in the North Pacific. (Option A is incorrect)
– North Atlantic Drift: Warm current in the North Atlantic, an extension of the Gulf Stream. Brazil Current: Warm current in the South Atlantic. (Option B is correct)
– Canaries Current: Cold current in the North Atlantic. Benguela Current: Cold current in the South Atlantic. (Option C is incorrect)
– West Wind Drift (Antarctic Circumpolar Current): Cold current flowing around Antarctica. Falkland Current: Cold current in the South Atlantic. (Option D is incorrect)