Answer:
- gyres
Explanation:
Gyres -
It is the large system of circulating ocean currents which involve wind movements also .
The reason for the Gyres is the Coriolis effect , i.e. , the planetary vorticity along with vertical and horizontal friction ,are responsible to determine the ocean current pattern with respect to the movement of the winds .
The five main ocean gyres are as follows -
The term gyre can be used to refer to any type of vortex in an atmosphere or a sea, even one that is man-made, but it is most commonly used in oceanography to refer to the major ocean systems.
The following are the five most notable ocean gyres:[2]
Indian Ocean Gyre (generally flowing counter-clockwise)
North Atlantic Gyre
North Pacific Gyre
South Atlantic Gyre
South Pacific Gyre
