Rossel Current
[ raw-suhl ]
noun
a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.
Origin of Rossel Current
1After Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard, Chevalier de Rossel (1765–1829), French naval officer and hydrographer
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