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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the strongest current system in the world oceans, linking the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific basins.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is an ocean current that flows clockwise from west to east around Antarctica. An alternative name for the ACC is the West Wind Drift. The ACC is the dominant circulation feature of the Southern Ocean and, at approximately 125 Sverdrups, the largest ocean current. The current is circumpolar due to the lack of any landmass connecting with Antarctica and this keeps warm ocean waters away from Antarctica, enabling that continent to maintain its huge ice sheet.

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The Antarctic CP Current The Antarctic CP Current oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/southern/antarctic-cp.html - Web

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Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disc... Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/paleo/ocean/node2.html#AntarcticCC - Web

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