Western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean that flows down the east coast of Africa
The courses of the warm Agulhas current (red) along the east coast of South Africa, and the cold Benguela current (blue) along the west coast. The Agulhas Current is formed by the confluence of the warm Mozambique and East Madagascar Currents, which meet south-west of Madagascar (not shown in the diagram). The cold Benguela Current originates from upwelling of water from the cold depths of the Atlantic Ocean against the west coast of the continent. The two currents do not "meet" anywhere along the south coast of Africa.
The Agulhas Current (/əˈɡʌləs/) is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows south along the east coast of Africa from 27°S to 40°S. It is narrow, swift and strong. It is suggested that it is the largest western boundary current in the world ocean, with an estimated net transport of 70 sverdrups (70 million cubic metres per second), as western boundary currents at comparable latitudes transport less — Brazil Current (16.2 Sv), Gulf Stream (34 Sv), Kuroshio (42 Sv).[1]
flow of the AgulhasCurrent is directed by the topography. The current follows the continental shelf from Maputo to the tip of the Agulhas Bank (250 km...
Cape Agulhas (/əˈɡʊljəs/; Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas [ˈkaβu ðɐz ɐˈɣuʎɐʃ], "Cape of Needles") is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is...
Circumpolar Current. The AgulhasCurrent follows the continental shelf of the African east-coast, pass through the Agulhas Passage until it leaves the Agulhas Bank...
down the east coast of Africa Agulhas Return Current – Ocean current in the southern Indian Ocean East Madagascar Current – Oceanic flow feature near Madagascar...
Agulhascurrent along South Africa's east coast come round the Cape of Good Hope from time to time to join the Benguela current. The Benguela current...
The Agulhas Bank (/əˈɡʌləs/, from Portuguese for Cape Agulhas, Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles") is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental...
claimed to be the place where the cold Benguela Current of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm AgulhasCurrent of the Indian Ocean collide. In fact, the meeting...
subsequently feeds the AgulhasCurrent. Its flow is complicated by large cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies. The East Madagascar Current has a controlling role...
Ocean meet. Part of the African Plate, it is bounded by the Agulhas Ridge (part of the Agulhas-Falkland Fracture Zone) to the north and the Southwest Indian...
major currents of the world's oceans, such as the Gulf Stream, the Kuroshio Current, the AgulhasCurrent, and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, are all...
contribute to the variability of the AgulhasCurrent, including the generation of the Natal Pulse, and Agulhas Rings. Ocean current Indian Ocean Mozambique Madagascar...
Agulhas National Park, a national park protecting areas around Cape Agulhas The Agulhas Bank, an area of ocean south of the Cape The AgulhasCurrent,...
Stream, the AgulhasCurrent, and the Kuroshio Current. Low-latitude western boundary currents are similar to sub-tropical western boundary currents but carry...
containing millions of individual sardines, occurs when a current of cold water heads north from the Agulhas Bank up to Mozambique where it then leaves the coastline...
Cape Agulhas about 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhascurrent meets...
the AgulhasCurrent. Ocean current Oceanic gyres Physical oceanography Chen, Zhaohui, et al. "Seasonal Variation of the South Equatorial Current Bifurcation...
the Indian Ocean, the current first retroflects the AgulhasCurrent to form the Agulhas Return Current before it is split by the Kerguelen Plateau, and then...
tidal currents, while wind and waves cause surface currents. The Gulf Stream, Kuroshio Current, AgulhasCurrent and Antarctic Circumpolar Current are all...
component from Mbashe to Cape Agulhas, and a large overlap zone between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point where waters of the two currents mix. The continental shelf...
south of the equator moving anticlockwise (including the AgulhasCurrent and Agulhas Return Current), constitute the dominant flow pattern. During the winter...
The process occurs during the retroflection of the AgulhasCurrent via shedding of anticyclonic Agulhas Rings, cyclonic eddies and direct inflow. The leakage...
appear to be where a strong current runs counter to the primary direction of travel of the waves; the area near Cape Agulhas off the southern tip of Africa...
between the Agulhas Bank (south of South Africa) and the Agulhas passage (south of the bank), typical for a continent-ocean transition. The Agulhas Passage...
The Agulhas Bank is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental shelf which extends up to 250 km (160 mi) south of Cape Agulhas before...
connects to the gyre's equatorial currents into the AgulhasCurrent off the coast of Southeastern Africa. Ocean current Oceanic gyres Physical oceanography...
east coast has the north-to-south Mozambique/AgulhasCurrent, which provides warm waters. These two currents have a major effect on the country's climate...
stratification. The relationship is not linear. Occasionally eddies from the Agulhascurrent will bring warmer water and vagrant sea life carried from the south...
between the Benguela and Agulhas provinces. Amsterdam and St. Paul islands are a separate province. The Benguela and Agulhas marine provinces are divided...
Mozambique. A warm current, the Mozambique Current, flows in a southward direction in the channel, leading into the AgulhasCurrent off the east coast...
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