Equatorial counter currents are unique because ........

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Equatorial counter-currents are unique because:

They flow in a direction opposite to that of the surface winds

They circulate from equator the poles uninterrupted.

Their travel speed is not affected by the ocean depth.

They are the only current to be sandwiched between two eastward-flowing ocean currents.

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Explanation:

Explanation: Equatorial counter-currents are major surface flows that carry water eastward in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are located near the equator and are sandwiched between two westward-flowing currents, the North Equatorial Current and the South Equatorial Current. Equatorial counter-currents are unique, in that they flow in the opposite direction of the surface winds. The other major surface currents in the tropics flow in the same direction as the prevailing winds.