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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relatively strong southward current along the Angolan coast.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The current forms the eastern side of a cyclonic [[gyre]] centered on 13&deg;S, 4&deg;E and is driven by  the extension of the [[South Equatorial Countercurrent]]. It reaches to depths of at least 300 m and  attains its maximum speed of 0.5 m s<sup>&minus;1</sup> just below the surface.</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A relatively strong southward current along the Angolan coast.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The current forms the eastern side of a cyclonic [[gyres|gyre]] centered on 13&#x000b0;S, 4&#x000b0;E and is driven by  the extension of the [[South Equatorial Countercurrent]]. It reaches to depths of at least 300 m and  attains its maximum speed of 0.5 m s<sup>-1</sup> just below the surface.</div><br/> </div>
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Angola Current[edit | edit source]

A relatively strong southward current along the Angolan coast.

The current forms the eastern side of a cyclonic gyre centered on 13°S, 4°E and is driven by the extension of the South Equatorial Countercurrent. It reaches to depths of at least 300 m and attains its maximum speed of 0.5 m s-1 just below the surface.


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