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Kuroshio system

Kuroshio system

[‚ku̇·rə′shē·ō ‚sis·təm]
(oceanography)
A system of ocean currents which includes part of the North Equatorial Current, the Tsushima Current, the Kuroshio Current, and the Kuroshio extension.
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