Kamchatka Current

The Kamchatka Current is a cold-water current flowing southwestward from the Bering Strait, along the Siberian Pacific coast and the Kamchatka Peninsula. A portion of this current then becomes the Oyashio Current while the remainder joins the warmer North Pacific Current.

See also

  • Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water generated by external or internal forces
  • Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents
  • Physical oceanography – Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean



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