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East Australian Current

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East Australian Current 

a warm current of the Pacific Ocean on the eastern shore of Australia, a branch of the South Trade Winds current. It is directed from north to south, turning eastward near the island of Tasmania. Its speed reaches 2 km/hr. The water temperature in February ranges from 26° C in the north to 17° C in the south, and in July from 22° C to 12° C. Its salinity is around 35.5 parts per thousand.
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The Leeuwin Current forms north of Australia and flows right around the western half of the country, meeting its better-known cousin, the East Australian Current (EAC), at Tasmania.
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