Benguela Current

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cold current
eastern boundary current
ocean current
associatedWith coastal fog formation
low sea surface temperatures
associatedWithProcess coastal upwelling
borderedToSouthBy Agulhas Current retroflection region
characterizedBy high nutrient concentrations
high primary productivity
connectedTo South Equatorial Current
drivenBy southeasterly trade winds
extendsFrom Cape of Good Hope
extendsToward Angola-Benguela Front
linked to: Angola
flowDirection northward
flowsAlongCoastOf Angola
Namibia
South Africa
southwest Africa
formsBoundaryWith Angola Current
hasPhenomenon oxygen minimum zones
shelf hypoxia
hasTypicalFeature intense coastal upwelling cells
hasUpwellingCellNear Cape Frio
Lüderitz
Walvis Bay
importantFor global carbon cycle
global fisheries production
influences anchovy fisheries
distribution of small pelagic fish
sardine fisheries
influencesClimateOf Namib Desert region
linked to: Namib Desert

southwestern Africa
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
monitoredBy oceanographic research cruises
satellite remote sensing
namedAfter Benguela region of Angola
linked to: Angola
partOf South Atlantic subtropical gyre
subjectOf Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme
linked to: Benguela Current
supports highly productive marine ecosystem
major fisheries
threatenedBy climate variability
hypoxic events
overfishing
upwellingBringsToSurface cold deep water
nutrient-rich water
waterTemperatureType cold
westernBoundaryOf Benguela upwelling system
linked to: Benguela Current

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Atlantic Ocean hasMajorCurrent Benguela Current
Benguela Current westernBoundaryOf Benguela upwelling system
linked to: Benguela Current
Benguela Current subjectOf Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme
linked to: Benguela Current
Table Bay climateInfluence cold Benguela Current
linked to: Benguela Current
Namib Desert oceanCurrentInfluence Benguela Current
Namib Desert fogFormationCause cold Benguela Current
linked to: Benguela Current
South Equatorial Current (Atlantic Ocean) flowsTowards Benguela Current
subject linked to: South Equatorial Current
Cape of Good Hope oceanCurrentInfluence Benguela Current
Lüderitz influencedBy Benguela Current
Cape Frio influencedByCurrent Benguela Current
Cape Frio belongsToEcosystem Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
linked to: Benguela Current
Angola Current adjacentTo Benguela Current
Angola Current relatedTo Benguela upwelling system
linked to: Benguela Current
Cape Town metropolitan area coastline ecoregion Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
linked to: Benguela Current
Atlantic coast influencedBy Benguela Current
Sandwich Harbour influencedBy Benguela Current
South African coast hasOceanCurrent Benguela Current
South African coast partOf Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
linked to: Benguela Current
South Atlantic Current connectsTo Benguela Current
South Atlantic hasMajorCurrent Benguela Current
Cape Point oceanCurrentsMeetNear Benguela Current
Cape Agulhas seaCurrent Benguela Current
Angola–Benguela Front separates Benguela Current
Angola–Benguela Front associatedWith Benguela Current
Angola–Benguela Front partOf Benguela upwelling system
linked to: Benguela Current
Swakopmund climateInfluence Benguela Current
Sperrgebiet National Park climateInfluencedBy cold Benguela Current
linked to: Benguela Current
eastern Atlantic Ocean contains Benguela Current system
linked to: Benguela Current
eastern Atlantic Ocean hasMajorCurrent Benguela Current
eastern Atlantic Ocean hasEcologicalFeature Benguela upwelling system
linked to: Benguela Current
Agulhas Bank influences Benguela Current system
linked to: Benguela Current
South Atlantic trade routes influencedBy Benguela Current
eastern central Atlantic Ocean influencedByCurrent Benguela Current system
linked to: Benguela Current
Guinea Current relatedTo Benguela Current
Port Nolloth hasClimateInfluence cold Benguela Current
linked to: Benguela Current
Scarborough Beach oceanCurrentInfluence Benguela Current
subject linked to: Scarborough beach
Walker Bay oceanCurrentInfluence Benguela Current
Cape fur seal range Benguela Current region
linked to: Benguela Current
Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park complex climateInfluence cold Benguela Current
linked to: Benguela Current