About The Word Japan current
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Japan current
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What's The Definition Of Japan current?
[n] a warm ocean current that flows NE off the coast of Japan into the N Pacific
Synonyms | Synonyms for Japan current: Kuroshio | Kuroshio current Related Terms | Find terms related to Japan current: See Also | ocean current Japan current In Webster's Dictionary \Japan current\
A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing
the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward
past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North
Pacific; -- called also {Kuro-Siwo}, or {Black Stream}, in
allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may
ways to the Gulf Stream.
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