Malvinas current

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Term: Malvinas current
Definition: A jetlike northward looping excursion of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current east of southern Argentina; also known as the Falkland Current. Somewhere between 33 and 38S it meets the Brazil Current and turns eastward, forming an intense temperature and salinity front.
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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