Oyashio Current
COLD SUBARCTIC OCEAN CURRENT THAT FLOWS SOUTH AND CIRCULATES COUNTERCLOCKWISE IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Oya Siwo; Oya Current; Kurile Current; Oyashio current; Oyashio; Oyasiwo
, also known as Oya Siwo, Okhotsk or the Kurile current, is a cold subarctic ocean current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise in the western North Pacific Ocean. The waters of the Oyashio Current originate in the Arctic Ocean and flow southward via the Bering Sea, passing through the Bering Strait and transporting cold water from the Arctic Sea into the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.