The major ocean gyres, world map. The most notable ocean gyres, flowing clockwise in the Northern and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere.


The major ocean gyres, world map. The most notable ocean gyres, flowing clockwise in the Northern and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere. Large systems of circulating ocean surface currents.


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