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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The Kuroshio Current _____. A. flows through the North Atlantic Ocean B. is a dense, cold water current C. starts near the southern tip of Florida D. is the largest current in the Pacific Ocean

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

The Kuroshio is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. SO we know that neither A or C is correct...

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

The Kuroshio is a Western Boundary Current, so it is a warm, deep, narrow, and fast flowing current that forms on the west side of ocean basins due to western intensification. It carries warm water from the tropics poleward

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

So B is also incorrect.;

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

But let me check if D is correcct because I think C might be correct...so let me check. cx

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

Yeah, I don't think it is the largest current, so I would go with C...

OpenStudy (hugsnotughs):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oceanic_gyres.png

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