Neptune's Needle

Southern limb of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre; flows westward/clockwise linking Canary Current to east with Gulf Stream to the west.

Ocean currents producing clockwise gyre of water in the North Atlantic between 30 degrees north and 60 degrees north. Consists of the Canry and North Equatorial Currents, plus the Gulf Stream.

Westward flow in North Atlantic between 20 degrees north latitude and 10 degrees north latitude; the clockwise moving bottom of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre

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Peter Richards