The South Equatorial Current are ocean currents in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean that flow east-to-west between the equator and about 20 degrees south . In the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, it extends across the equator to about 5 degrees north .
3-485: Within the southern hemisphere, the South Equatorial Current is the westward limb of the very large-scale subtropical gyres. These gyres are driven by the combination of trade winds in the tropics and westerly winds that are found south of about 30 degrees south , through a rather complicated process that includes western boundary current intensification. On the equator, the South Equatorial Current
6-734: Is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator . It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice . At solar noon on December 21,
9-517: Is driven directly by the trade winds which blow from east to west. In the Indian Ocean, the westward-flowing South Equatorial Current is well-developed only south of the equator. Directly on the equator, the winds reverse twice a year due to the monsoons, and so the surface current can be either eastward or westward. This article about a specific ocean current is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 30th parallel south Download coordinates as: The 30th parallel south
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