Question

What determines the direction of gyres in both the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere?

Answer 1

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your answer: Ocean gyres in the Northern hemisphere rotate clockwise and gyres in the Southern hemisphere rotate counter-clockwise due to the Coriolis effect. The major gyres of the ocean include: North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific and Indian Ocean gyres

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