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explain the circular pattern of the kuroshio current.......(it's urgent).​

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Answered by Shilajit790Ghosh
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The Kuroshio Current is a strong western boundary current in the western north Pacific Ocean. It begins of the east coast of Taiwan and flows north-eastward past Japan, where it merges with the easterly drift of the North Pacific Current. It is analogous to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean, transporting warm, tropical water northward towards the polar region. It is also sometimes known as the Black Stream—the English translation of Kuroshio, and an allusion to the deep blue of its water-and also as the Japan Current.

Its counterparts are the North Pacific Current to the north, the California Current to the east, and the North Equatorial Current to the south.

The warm waters of the Kuroshio Current sustain the coral reefs of Japan, the northernmost coral reefs in the world. The branch into the Sea of Japan is called Tsushima Current. It brings rich fisheries from the East China Sea into the Sea of Japan. There is a concentration of uranium passing through this current every year (between 5 and 6 million tons).

The Japan Current is also responsible for the mild weather experienced around Alaska's southern coast.

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Explanation:

It begins off the east coast of Taiwan and flows north-eastward past Japan, where it merges with the easterly drift of the North Pacific current. It is analogous to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean, transporting warm, tropical water northward towards the polar region.

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