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The Brazil Current begins at about 10–15˚S where the South Equatorial Current (SEC) splits near Cabo de São Roque, Brazil. [1] The current reaches a depth of 700 m and the estimated transport at 12˚S is 2.5 Sv. [2] The transport increases as the current goes further south with 4 Sv at 15˚S. [1] On the offshore side of the current an ...
The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km 2 (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km 2 (3,265,080 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at 2,994 m (9,823 ft).
The North Brazil Current (NBC) retroflects north-eastwards and merges into the North Equatorial Counter Current (NECC). [ 2] The retroflection occurs in a seasonal pattern when there is strong retroflection from late summer to early winter (borreal fall). There is weakened or no retroflection during other times of the year.
North Brazil Current. The North Brazil Current (NBC) is a warm water ocean current that is part of the southwestern North Atlantic Gyre. It begins when the westward moving Atlantic South Equatorial Current splits in half and flows northwestward, following the coastline of north Brazil. It ends at the border of Brazil and Guiana, where it is ...
The Equator during the boreal winter, spanning from December to March. The equator is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. On Earth, the Equator is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 40,075 km (24,901 mi) in circumference, halfway between the North and South ...
Ecuador. Sucre until 2000, replaced by the US dollar and Ecuadorian centavo coins. Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Brazil. Geography of Brazil. Brazil is: a megadiverse country; Location: Western Hemisphere, on the Equator. South America; Time zones: . UTC-02: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade and Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
Including its Atlantic islands, Brazil lies between latitudes 6°N and 34°S, and longitudes 28° and 74°W. [ 14 ] Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world, and third largest in the Americas, with a total area of 8,515,767.049 km 2 (3,287,956 sq mi), [ 178 ] including 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water.