Consider the following statements about Oyashio current 1 It is a warm pacific current 2 It originat...........

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Consider the following statements about Oyashio current.

1.It is a warm pacific current.

2.It originates in the Bering Sea.

3.The Oyashio current meets the Kuroshio Current in East of Northern of Japan.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

The statement that the Oyashio current is a warm Pacific current is incorrect. The Oyashio current is actually a cold ocean current.

The statement that it originates in the Bering Sea is correct. The Oyashio current originates in the North Pacific Ocean, primarily in the Bering Sea region.

The statement that the Oyashio current meets the Kuroshio Current in the East of Northern Japan is also correct. The meeting point of the Oyashio and Kuroshio currents is known as the "subarctic boundary" or "Oyashio-Kuroshio Transition Zone," and it is located east of northern Japan.

So, statements 2 and 3 are correct.