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New Zealand surface currents

Map showing ocean surface currents around New Zealand.

Prevailing winds blow warm currents from the South Pacific gyre across the Tasman Sea to New Zealand.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Published: 30 June 2010,Updated: 30 June 2010Size: 221.11 KB

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