Gyre

Gyre

A closed circulatory system, but larger than a whirlpool or eddy.

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A large water-circulation system of geostrophic currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere or counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Fishing; Marine fishery

Large cyclonic current that moves water in a circular pattern from the tropics to the polar seas.

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Geography; Physical geography

Arrangement of surface ocean currents into a large macro-scale circular pattern of flow.

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