All Are True of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Except

question 37

Multiple Choice

All are true of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current except:

• A)the Antarctic Circumpolar Current contributes to the development of Antarctic bottom water in the Weddell Sea.
• B)the Antarctic Circumpolar Current contributes to upwelling off the Antarctic coast producing an area of high primary productivity in Antarctic summer.
• C)the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows in a counterclockwise direction around the southern hemisphere at 60°S latitude.
• D)the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows in the opposite direction to the East Wind Drift, a current the flows close to the Antarctic continent.
• E)the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is created by the prevailing winds at that latitude.

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