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Canary Current

[kə′ner·ē ‚kər·ənt]
(oceanography)
The prevailing southward flow of water along the northwestern coast of Africa.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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