Question 1442Navigation General70% to pass
Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is C) Oyashio Current.
The cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia joins the water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the Oyashio Current. The Oyashio Current is a cold ocean current that flows southward along the east coast of Siberia and the Kuril Islands, eventually merging with the Kuroshio Current off the coast of Japan.
The other options are incorrect because the Alaska Current flows northward along the coast of Alaska, the Kuroshio Current is a warm ocean current that flows northward along the east coast of Japan, and the Subarctic Current is a broad, east-flowing current in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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