Atlantic Ocean Current

Presented by.G.Mustafa and M.Umar

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The Atlantic Ocean Current

Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world.

Of all the world's oceans, Atlantic Ocean is the youngest. It is believed to have been formed during the Jurassic Period.

 It is one of the busiest sea routes in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

The name 'Atlantic' is derived from the legendary island of 'Atlantis', as described by Plato - one of the ancient writers.

The Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean was the first ocean to be crossed by ship and airplane.

The warm Gulf Stream of Atlantic Ocean keeps harbors in the Northern Europe away from ice, during winters.

he name Atlantic comes from the Greek word Atlantikos which was known in the English languauge at the time, as the Sea of Atlas.

The Atlantic Ocean is the world's saltiest sea

The Atlantic Ocean

1. The North Equatorial Counter Current 2. Gulf Stream Current 3. The Florida Current 4. The Loop Current 5. The Labrador Current 6. The East Greenland Current 7. The West Greenland Current 8. The Spitsbergen Current 9. The North Atlantic Current 10. The North Atlantic Drift Current 11. The Antilles Current 12. The Irminger Current 13.The Norwegian & North Cape Currents 14. The Canary Current

North Atlantic current

The North Equatorial Counter Current

North Equatorial Current originates to the northward of the cope Verde Islands and flows almost due west.

At an average speed of about 0.7 knot. North Equatorial Current at a point west of

the equatorial countercurrent. It sets toward the west, and than somewhat

north of west, finally arriving of the Yucatan peninsula.

The North Equatorial Counter Current

Gulf Stream the southeast coast of Florida this current is augmented by the Antilles Current which flows along the north coast of Puerto rice.

The Gulf Stream follows generally along the east coast of North America.

When the Gulf Stream encounters the cold water of the Labrador Current , principally in the vicinity of the Grand Banks, there is little mixing of the water.

Gulf Stream Current

Gulf Stream Current

The part in the Straits of Florida is sometimes called the Florida current.

A tremendous volume of water flows northward.

It can be distinguished by its deep indigo-blue color which contrasts sharply with the dull green of the the surrounding water.

It is accompanied by frequent squalls.

The Florida Current

The Florida Current

The Loop Current

This current continues along the west coast of Greenland , through Davis strait, and into Baffin bay.

In Baffin bay the West Greenland Current generally follows the cost, curving westward off kap york to form the southerly flowing Labrador Current.

The Labrador Current

The Labrador Current

Greenland Current curves sharply to the northwest following the coastline.

As it does so, it become known as the West Greenland Current,

And its character changes from that of an intense western boundary current to a weaker eastern boundary current.

The West Greenland Current

The West Greenland Current

As the Gulf Stream continues eastward and northeastward beyond the Grand Banks,

It gradually widens and decreases speed until it becomes a vast, slow-moving current known as the North Atlantic Current, in the generally vicinity of the prevailing westerlies.

The North Atlantic Current

The North Atlantic Current

South of Iceland it branches to form the Irminger current and the Norway current.

The Irminger Current curves toward the north and northwest to join the east Greenland current southwest of Iceland.

The Irminger Current

The Irminger Current

The Norway Current continues in northeasterly direction along the coast of Norway.

Part of it North Cape Current rounds North Cape into the Barents sea.

The other part curves toward the north and becomes known as the Spitsbergen current.

The Norwegian & North Cape Currents

The Norwegian & North Cape Currents

The North Atlantic Drift Current

Canary Islands where it continues as the Canary Current.

In the vicinity of the cape Verde island , this current divides, part of it curving toward the west to the help form the north equatorial countercurrent .

The Canary Current

The Canary Current

1. The South Equatorial Sys Current 2. The Brazil Current 3. The Guiana Current 4. The Benguela Current 5. The Malvinas Current 6. The South Atlantic Current 7. The Agulhas Current

South Atlantic current

The South Equatorial Sys Current

That branch of the south Equatorial current which curves toward the south off the east coast of South America, follows the coast as the the highly saline Brazil Current .

The Brazil Current

The Brazil Current

This current follow the west cost of Africa into the Gulf of Guinea where it is known as the Guinea current.

The Guinea Current

The Guinea Current

This current flows eastward to a point west of the Cape of Good Hope , where it curves northward to follow the west coast of Africa as the strong Benguela Current

The Benguela Current

The Benguela Current

The Malvinas Current

The South Atlantic Current

The Agulhas Current