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South Atlantic Gyre
Subtropical gyre in the south Atlantic Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South Atlantic Gyre is the subtropical gyre in the south Atlantic Ocean. In the southern portion of the gyre, northwesterly (or southeastward-flowing) winds drive eastward-flowing currents that are difficult to distinguish from the northern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.[1] Like other oceanic gyres, it collects vast amounts of floating debris as a garbage patch.[2]
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