Mindanao Current
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title:
Mindanao Current
text:
The Mindanao Current (MC) is a southward current in the western Pacific Ocean that transports mass and freshwater between ocean basins. It is a low-latitude western boundary current that follows the eastern coast of the Philippine island group and its namesake, Mindanao. The MC forms from the North Equatorial Current (NEC) that flows from east to west between 10-20°N. As it travels west, the NEC reaches its western limit: the coast of the Philippines. Once it encounters shallower waters near lan
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description:
Narrow, southward-flowing ocean current along the southeastern coast of the Philippines
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao_Current
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date modified:
2023-11-28T01:18:44Z
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