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Rossel Current

American  
[raw-suhl] / ˈrɔ səl /

noun

  1. a seasonal Pacific Ocean current, a branch of the South Equatorial Current, flowing W and NW past New Guinea.

Etymology

Origin of Rossel Current

After Élisabeth-Paul-Édouard, Chevalier de Rossel (1765–1829), French naval officer and hydrographer

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