Which current has a cooling effect on the climate of the west coast of South America?

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kvv77 [185]3 years ago

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Answer:

(2) Peru Current

Explanation:

The Peru Current, also known as the Humboldt Current. This current was has a very important cooling effect over the west coast of South America, from the southern tip of Ecuador, passing through the Peruvian cost, to the mid coast of Chile.

This current makes coastal areas like central Peru, which should be hot, rainy, and tropical according to latitude, a lot cooler and drier. In fact, the most arid area in the world is an effect of the current, the Atacama desert in Chile.

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