The Benguela Current/bɛŋˈɡɛlə/ is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre. The current extends from roughly Cape Point in the south, to the position of the Angola-Benguela front in the north, at around 16°S. The current is driven by the prevailing south easterly trade winds. Inshore of the Benguela Current proper, the south easterly winds drive coastal upwelling, forming the Benguela Upwelling System. The cold, nutrient rich waters that upwell from around 200–300 m (656–984 ft) depth in turn fuel high rates of phytoplankton growth, and sustain the productive Benguela ecosystem.
The BenguelaCurrent /bɛŋˈɡɛlə/ is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre. The current...
The BenguelaCurrent Commission, or BCC, is a multi-sectoral inter-governmental, initiative of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. It promotes the sustainable...
Azores Current – Ocean current in the North Atlantic Ocean BenguelaCurrent – Ocean current in the South Atlantic Brazil Current – Warm current that flows...
for up to 13% of the total salt transport from the Agulhas Current into the BenguelaCurrent and South Atlantic Gyre. Due to surface dissipation, these...
being the Humboldt Current, the Canary Current, the BenguelaCurrent, the Oyashio Current, and the Somali Current. The California Current is part of the North...
freezing. Fogs that originate offshore from the collision of the cold BenguelaCurrent and warm air from the Hadley Cell create a fog belt that frequently...
mistakenly claimed to be the place where the cold BenguelaCurrent of the Atlantic Ocean and the warm Agulhas Current of the Indian Ocean collide. In fact, the...
Atlantic Current is an eastward ocean current, fed by the Brazil Current. That fraction of it which reaches the African coast feeds the BenguelaCurrent. It...
it as "The Gates of Hell". On the coast, the upwelling of the cold Benguelacurrent gives rise to dense ocean fogs (called cassimbo by the Angolans) for...
boundary currents flow equatorward, transporting cold water from higher latitudes to lower latitudes; examples include the BenguelaCurrent, the Canary...
kosher or treif. A 12-month study on larval development in the southern BenguelaCurrent suggested that there are different spawning strategies for the western...
such as the southwest African Coast (the BenguelaCurrent); the long Chile-Peru Coast (the Humboldt Current), where upwelling of cool nutrient-rich waters...
east-southeast. The currents of the two oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold-water Benguelacurrent and turns back...
Town in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean. The cold Benguelacurrent is a mineral-rich upwelling current, which flows away to the north along the western...
currents in which coastal upwelling primarily occurs are the Canary Current, BenguelaCurrent, California Current, and Humboldt Current. The Benguela...
"meeting point" of the cold BenguelaCurrent, running northwards along the west coast of Africa, and the warm Agulhas Current, running south from the equatorial...
year, making gutters and drainpipes on buildings a rarity. The cold BenguelaCurrent supplies moisture for the area in the form of fog that can reach as...
near Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula, which is exposed to the cold Benguelacurrent of the Atlantic Ocean. He started to document his experiences and,...
Agulhas Current will result in its retroflection occurring more eastward and an increased Agulhas leakage. Compared to the Agulhas Current, the Benguela Current...
due to activation of the BenguelaCurrent, which reduces the precipitation total throughout the month. The BenguelaCurrent also lowers the mean temperature...
temperature of the ocean water, as the BenguelaCurrent and South Equatorial Current flow northward west of Africa. These currents bring cooling effects around...
percent. The climate is largely influenced by the offshore Benguelacurrent. The current gives the city a surprisingly low humidity despite its tropical...
northwardflowing BenguelaCurrent substantially reduces precipitation along the coast, making the region relatively arid or nearly so south of Benguela (where it...
climate in the coastal area are dominated by the cold, north-flowing BenguelaCurrent of the Atlantic Ocean, which accounts for very low precipitation (50 mm...
southwestern tip of South Africa. The warm Agulhas Current runs south along the east coast and the cold BenguelaCurrent flows north along the western shore. As...
Benguela Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Benguela - 17 de Setembro) (IATA: BUG, ICAO: FNBG) is an airport serving Benguela, the capital city of Benguela...
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