Mozambique Current
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The Mozambique Current is a warm, southward-flowing ocean current in the western Indian Ocean that runs along the coast of Mozambique toward the Agulhas Current.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mozambique Current canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2824167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mozambique Current Context triple: [Mozambique Channel, hasCurrent, Mozambique Current]
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A.
Angola Current
The Angola Current is a warm ocean current flowing southward along the west coast of southern Africa, influencing regional climate and marine ecosystems.
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B.
Madagascar Current
The Madagascar Current is a warm oceanic flow that moves southward along the eastern coast of Madagascar, playing a key role in the circulation and climate of the southwest Indian Ocean.
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C.
Agulhas Current
The Agulhas Current is a powerful western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the southeast coast of Africa, transporting warm, saline water from the tropical Indian Ocean toward the Atlantic.
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D.
Guinea Current
The Guinea Current is a warm Atlantic Ocean surface current that flows eastward along the Gulf of Guinea off the West African coast.
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E.
Benguela Current
The Benguela Current is a cold, northward-flowing ocean current off the southwest coast of Africa, known for its nutrient-rich upwelling that supports highly productive marine ecosystems and major fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mozambique Current Target entity description: The Mozambique Current is a warm, southward-flowing ocean current in the western Indian Ocean that runs along the coast of Mozambique toward the Agulhas Current.
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A.
Angola Current
The Angola Current is a warm ocean current flowing southward along the west coast of southern Africa, influencing regional climate and marine ecosystems.
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B.
Madagascar Current
The Madagascar Current is a warm oceanic flow that moves southward along the eastern coast of Madagascar, playing a key role in the circulation and climate of the southwest Indian Ocean.
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C.
Agulhas Current
The Agulhas Current is a powerful western boundary ocean current that flows southward along the southeast coast of Africa, transporting warm, saline water from the tropical Indian Ocean toward the Atlantic.
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D.
Guinea Current
The Guinea Current is a warm Atlantic Ocean surface current that flows eastward along the Gulf of Guinea off the West African coast.
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E.
Benguela Current
The Benguela Current is a cold, northward-flowing ocean current off the southwest coast of Africa, known for its nutrient-rich upwelling that supports highly productive marine ecosystems and major fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean current
ⓘ
surface current ⓘ warm current ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| affects |
regional marine ecosystems
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sea surface temperature in the Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| boundaryType | western boundary current ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Agulhas Current system
ⓘ
linked to:
Agulhas Current
South Equatorial Current ⓘ |
| feedsInto | Agulhas Current ⓘ |
| flowsAlongCoastOf | Mozambique ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | southward ⓘ |
| flowsPast |
central Mozambique coast
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northern Mozambique coast ⓘ southern Mozambique coast ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Mozambique Channel ⓘ |
| hasProperty | western boundary current characteristics ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| influences |
Agulhas leakage variability
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Indian–Atlantic Ocean exchange ⓘ coastal circulation off Mozambique ⓘ regional fisheries productivity ⓘ |
| influencesClimateOf |
Mozambique
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southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | East African coast and Madagascar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
western Indian Ocean
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linked to:
Western Indian Ocean
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| oceanBasin | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Ocean circulation ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | physical oceanography ⓘ |
| waterTemperature | warm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mozambique Current Description of subject: The Mozambique Current is a warm, southward-flowing ocean current in the western Indian Ocean that runs along the coast of Mozambique toward the Agulhas Current.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.