South Atlantic Current

Eastward ocean current, fed by the Brazil Current

The South Atlantic Current is an eastward ocean current, fed by the Brazil Current. That fraction of it which reaches the African coast feeds the Benguela Current. It is continuous with the northern edge of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

The seafaring is usually easier and thus safer in area of the South Atlantic Current than in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, though also slower. It is a cold current.

## See also

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* Antarctic Circumpolar Current
* Ocean current
* Oceanic gyres
* Physical oceanography

## References

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* Scott Guhin; Pallav Ray; Arthur J. Mariano; Edward H. Ryan (2003). "The South Atlantic Current". Ocean Surface Currents. University of Miami. Archived from the original on 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2007-08-19.

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Atlantic Ocean|

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* South Equatorial
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* Indonesian Throughflow
* Kamchatka
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* North Equatorial
* North Korea Cold
* North Pacific
* Oyashio
* South Equatorial
* Tasman Front

Southern Ocean|

* Antarctic Circumpolar
* Tasman Outflow

Gyres|

| Major gyres|

* Indian Ocean Gyre
* North Atlantic Gyre
* South Atlantic Gyre
* North Pacific Gyre
* South Pacific Gyre

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