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Rossel Current

[ raw-suhl ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rossel Current1

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

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