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Explain the currents of Pacific Ocean.

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The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean of the world in terms of area. It is an ocean which spreads towards both the sides, the east and the west, of the continental parts. The East Pacific Ocean is spread to the west of American Continents. The West Pacific Ocean is spread to the east of Asia continent. The equator divides this ocean into two parts. The part which is parting from the equator to the north is called the North Pacific Ocean and the part extended towards the south of equator is called the South Pacific Ocean.

In terms of study, the currents of Pacific Ocean are also classified into the currents of the North and the South Pacific Ocean,

which are as follows:

Currents of the North Pacific Ocean:

1. North Equatorial Current: This current flowing from the east towards the west. It begins from the west coast of the Central America and reaches the Philippine Islands. 

2. Kuroshio Warm Current: The North Equatorial Current, after reaching the Philippine Islands, starts flowing in north direction along the coast of Taiwan and Japan and is known by the name Kuroshio Current. 

3. North Pacific Warm Current: After reaching the south – eastern coast of Japan, the Kuroshio Current by effect of the prevailing West Winds, starts flowing from the west of the ocean to the east. 

4. California Cold Current: This is considered as an extension of the North Pacific Current because it flows from cold regions to hot regions. Thus, it is called the California Cold Current. 

5. Alaska Current: On the west coast of North America, the second current of the North Pacific Ocean turns to the north in anti – clockwise direction. 

6. Oyashio Cold Current: This is the cold water current which flows from north to south from Bering Strait to near the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula. 

7. Okhotsk or Kurile Cold Current: This current starts from Okhotsk Sea flows along the eastern coast of Sakhalin Island, and joins Oyashio Current near Hokkaido Island of Japan.

Currents of the South Pacific Ocean:

1. South Equatorial Warm Current: This is a warm water current which flows from the coast of Central America in east to the eastern coast of Australia in west. 

2. South Pacific Current: This East Australian Current near Tasmania comes under the influence of West Winds and starts flowing from west to east. Here, it is known by the name South Pacific Current. 

3. East Australian Warm Current: This is a warm water current. It flows along the eastern coast of Australia. 

4. Peru Cold Current: This current on reaching the south-western part of South America turns to the north and starts flowing along the coast of Peru. It flows from cold regions to hot regions.

All these currents of the Pacific Ocean are being presented as follows:

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