ALEUTIAN CURRENT
Aleutian Current is also called the "Subarctic Current". An eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the

North Pacific Current The North Pacific Current (sometimes referred to as the North Pacific Drift) is a slow warm water current that flows west-to-east between 30 and 50 degrees north in the Pacific Ocean. The current forms the southern part of the North Pacific Su ...

; it is the northern branch of the

Kuroshio Current The , also known as the Black or or the is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin. It was named for the deep blue appearance of its waters. Similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, the Ku ...

which moves northeast then east between 40° N and 50° N. As it approaches the coast of North America it divides to form the northward-flowing

Alaska Current The Alaska Current is a southwestern shallow warm-water current alongside the west coast of the North American continent beginning at about 48-50°N. The Alaska Current produces large clockwise eddies at two sites: west of the Haida Gwaii ("Haid ...

and the southward-flowing

California Current The California Current is a cold water Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Sur. It is considered an Eastern boundary ...

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* Climate of Alaska Currents of the Pacific Ocean Water in Alaska {{Marine-current-stub

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