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A super-current runs from the Arctic past South America to the Indian Ocean. This is major factor influencing our climate, controlling everything from currents to the weather.Key facts
- The great ocean conveyor is a vast global current that controls the world's climate.
- The great ocean conveyor is not driven by winds or tides, and it travels deep along the ocean bed.
- It takes about 1000 years for the great ocean conveyor to complete its global cycle.
- The Gulf Stream is the warm current that carries heat for the climate of Western Europe.
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Many currents in the oceans move water around the planet.
But there's one vast, global current that controls our climate.
The thermohaline, or great ocean conveyor.
Thermohaline – Great Ocean Conveyor
This isn't an ordinary current. It's not driven by winds or tides, and it travels deep along the ocean bed.
It …
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