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Antarctic Circumpolar Current

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noun

  1. an ocean current flowing from west to east around Antarctica.


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The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Once the berg crosses over this ridge, it will enter the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, one of the most powerful movements of water on the planet.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

The scientific community has debated for years about the origins and characteristics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

Dr. Schall, on the other hand, suspects the clockwise flow of water around Antarctica — known as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current — is at least partly responsible.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

This allowed for the unrestricted west-to-east flow of water around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which effectively isolated the southern ocean from the warmer waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017