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En relación con los hielos señale la opción verdadera.Regarding the drift of sea ice and icebergs, mark the true option:
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Correct answer: a) In the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, the Benguela Current is one of the currents responsible for carrying ice northwards.
Why it is correct
In the Southern Hemisphere, the northward-flowing branches of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current —such as the Falkland, Humboldt and Benguela currents— carry Antarctic ice towards lower latitudes.
Why the others are not
- b) The Benguela Current is in the South Atlantic, off southern Africa.
- c) Newfoundland icebergs come mainly from the west coast of Greenland.
- d) Option a is true.
How to work it out in the exam
- Southern ice: carried north by the Falkland, Benguela and Humboldt currents.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2022 · 2ª convocatoria · CY Módulo genérico · question 10 Official paper · Official answer key
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