The Kuroshio is a North flowing Ocean current on the West side of the North Pacific Ocean Which one ...........

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The Kuroshio is a North flowing Ocean current on the West side of the North Pacific Ocean. Which one among the following statements regarding this is 'not correct?

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IT is similar to the, Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean

It transports warm tropical water Northward towards the Polar region

The warm water of the Kuroshio current sustains the coral reefs of Japan

It begins off the coast of Japan and flows Northward

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Explanation:

Kuroshio Current. Kuroshio Current(Kuro Shiwo Current) The oceanic surface current that flows northwards from the Philippines, along the Japanese coast, and then out into the North Pacific. It is an example of a western boundary current: fast-flowing (up to 3 m/s), narrow (less than 80 km), and relatively deep.