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Benguela Current  

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  • THE BENGUELA CURRENT is located in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean and moves northward from the western coast of South Africa, Namibia, and Angola, merging into the Southern Equatorial Current. It takes its name from the Angolan port of Benguela, which was founded by the Portuguese in 1617. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Benguela Current]

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