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Surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere rotate in a _______ direction. In the Southern Hemisphere, the surface currents rotate in a _____ direction.

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The northern hemisphere goes clockwise thats all i know

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Surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere rotate in a Clockwise direction whereas in the Southern Hemisphere, the surface currents rotate in a anticlockwise direction. This happens because of the Coriolis effect, because of this Coriolis effect surface currents are shifted to angle of 45°. Therefore, it deflects the current towards right in northern hemisphere and towards left in southern hemisphere.

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