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ocean current

Fast-flowing body of seawater forced by the wind or by variations in water density (as a result of temperature or salinity variations) between two areas. Ocean currents are partly responsible for transferring heat from the Equator to the poles and thereby evening out the global heat imbalance.
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Oceanic currents have considerable effect on the changes of heat pattern around the earth.
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