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equatorial countercurrent  

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  • Equatorial countercurrents are major surface flows that carry water eastward in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. They are located near the equator and are sandwiched between two westward-flowing currents, the North Equatorial Current and the South Equatorial Current. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change; Equatorial Countercurrent]

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