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Falkland / Malvinas Current
The Malvinas or Falkland Current flows north along the Atlantic side of southern South America. It carries cold subantarctic water toward warmer subtropical waters.
Fast Facts
- It branches from circulation associated with the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
- Its main path follows the Patagonian continental slope, west of the Falkland Islands region.
- It meets the southward-flowing warm Brazil Current in a variable confluence zone off Argentina and Uruguay.
Connected lessons
- Falkland / Malvinas CurrentMap, explanation and practice
- Across the southern Andes to the AtlanticGuided exploration
- From circumpolar waters to South American currentsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Cape HornRelated places
- Falkland Islands / Islas MalvinasRelated places
- Humboldt CurrentRelated places
- Río de la Plata estuaryRelated places
- Patagonian DesertRelated places
- Humboldt CurrentCompare with