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Sobre las corrientes del Atlántico Norte, señale la opción correcta :On the currents of the North Atlantic, mark the correct statement:
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Correct answer: b) A branch of the Irminger Current joins the East Greenland Current.
Why it is correct
South-west of Iceland the Irminger Current splits and its western branch joins the East Greenland Current heading towards Cape Farewell.
Why the others are not
- a) The gyre around the Sargasso Sea is clockwise.
- c) The Guinea Current is the eastward extension, not westward.
- d) The Brazil Current branches off the South Equatorial Current.
How to work it out in the exam
- Irminger Current: a branch joins the East Greenland Current.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 3ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
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