Guinea Current
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The Guinea Current is a slow warm water current that flows to the east along the Guinea
coast of West Africa
. It has some similarity to the Equatorial Counter Current
in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Guinea (region)
Guinea is a traditional name for the region of Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea. It stretches north through the forested tropical regions and ends at the Sahel.-History:...
coast of West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
. It has some similarity to the Equatorial Counter Current
Equatorial Counter Current
The Equatorial Counter Current is a significant ocean current in the Pacific and Indian oceans that flows west-to-east at approximately five degrees north. The Counter Currents result from balancing the west flow of water in each ocean by the North and South Equatorial currents...
in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.