GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries water predominantly west to east around Antarctica. It links ocean basins without encountering a continental barrier across its full circuit.
Fast Facts
- Driven strongly by Southern Hemisphere westerlies.
- It passes through the Drake Passage.
- Contains multiple fronts and jets.
Connected lessons
- Antarctic Circumpolar CurrentMap, explanation and practice
- Antarctica and the surrounding oceanGuided exploration
- One ocean around AntarcticaGuided exploration
- South America to Antarctica through Drake PassageGuided exploration
- From circumpolar waters to South American currentsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Drake PassageRelated places
- Southern OceanRelated places
- Drake PassageFlows through
- TasmaniaRelated places