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Why do warm ocean currents move away from the equator and why do cold currents move towards it?

April 26, 2017away currents earth equator Geology Mathematics ocean sciences Warm

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Why do warm ocean currents move away from the equator and why do cold currents move towards it?

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I find the premises this question is based upon problematic. A major cold current is the Antarctic circumpolar current. As the name suggests, it flows round Antarctica. That means it goes as much away from the equator as towards it.