West Wind Drift Current

West Wind Drift Current

The west wind drift current flows across the indian ocean to the water southwest of australia. Here it splits, one branch continues east along the southern coast, while the other floows northward along the western coast. thich branch brings relatively coll water to the western australian coast and contributes to the formation of fog and low stratus clouds over the region.

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