Earth:Aleutian Current

Short description: An eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the North Pacific Current;

The Aleutian Current is also called the "Subarctic Current". An eastward flowing ocean current which lies north of the North Pacific Current; it is the northern branch of the Kuroshio Current 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 and the southward-flowing California Current .

See also

• Earth:Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water generated by external or internal forces
• Physics:Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
• Earth:Physical oceanography – Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean

References

• "Aleutian Current". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/place/Aleutian-Current. Retrieved 7 August 2015.