Humboldt current

Humboldt Current

n. A cold ocean current of the South Pacific, flowing north along the western coast of South America. Also called Peru Current.

[After Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt.]

Humboldt Current

(ˈhʌmbəʊlt) n (Physical Geography) a cold ocean current of the S Pacific, flowing north along the coasts of Chile and Peru. Also called: Peru Current

Peru′ Cur′rent

n. a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru. Also called Humboldt Current.

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Noun

Humboldt current - a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning westPeruvian currentocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction

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