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Japan current

Japan current Meaning & Definition
Japan current Definition And Meaning

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

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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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