do whirlpools exist in the ocean?
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Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones in seas or oceans may be termed maelstroms. ... In narrow ocean straits with fast flowing water, whirlpools are often caused by tides. Many stories tell of ships being sucked into a maelstrom, although only smaller craft are actually in danger.
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Upwelling is most common along the west coast of continents (eastern sides of ocean basins). In the Northern Hemisphere, upwelling occurs along west coasts (e.g., coasts of California, Northwest Africa) when winds blow from the north (causing Ekman transport of surface water away from the shore).
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Horizontal, streamlike movements of water that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called surface currents.
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Ocean currents act much like a conveyor belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics. Thus, ocean currents regulate global climate, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface.
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Only tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean are called "hurricanes." Whatever they are called, tropical cyclones all form the same way. Tropical cyclones are like giant engines that use warm, moist air as fuel. That is why they form only over warm ocean waters near the equator.
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The purchase made Whirlpool the world's largest manufacturer of major appliances, with annual sales of approximately $6 billion. ... In 1989, Whirlpool acquired the Roper brand and Bauknecht of Germany.
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Whirlpool and Frigidaire are two of the top brands offering quality home appliances. Whirlpool is usually a more popular choice among buyers but in my experience Frigidaire offers a better value for the money. Frigidaire is owned by Electrolux.
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Does the frilled shark still exist? Yes. The frilled shark is one of the only surviving species in its particular shark family, but it can still be found throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Winds blow the surface water north and south of the equator so deep water undergoes upwelling. The nutrients rise to the surface and support a great deal of life in the equatorial oceans. Ocean surface currents are produced by global winds, the Coriolis effect and the shape of each ocean basin.
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Streamlike movements of water in the ocean are called currents. ... These currents are caused by the terrain of the ocean floor, the topography of the coast, and the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Currents that move at or near the surface of the ocean are called surface currents.
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The same factors don't add up for everyone. One of Whirlpool's rivals, Nacco Industries Inc., Cleveland, has all of its Hamilton Beach appliances made by contract manufacturers in China and has no plans to bring that production back to the U.S. Alfred M.
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Gyres and Surface Currents. The global pattern of winds together with the Coriolis Effect and Ekman Transport produce large-scale currents in the world ocean. Ocean surface currents organize into Gyres that are characterized by circulation at the scale of the ocean basin.
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Until relatively recently, it was almost unanimously agreed upon that tropical cyclones couldn't form in the South Atlantic. The region is characterized by strong wind shear, which can easily tear apart fledgling systems. Water temperatures would usually be too cool to grow or sustain them.
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Ocean currents, abiotic features of the environment, are continuous and directed movements of ocean water. These currents are on the ocean's surface and in its depths, flowing both locally and globally. Winds, water density, and tides all drive ocean currents.
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Inboard and sterndrive engines usually include a flexible impeller type raw water pump. Flexible impeller pumps are common in shower drain sump pumps, some bilge pumps, wakeboard ballast pump systems, oil changing systems and lots of other applications.
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Most of the faults in the Atlantic Ocean are of the non-tsunami forming type. ... "As far as tsunamis go, the Canary Islands volcanoes, if they slipped, if a mountain falls into the sea, and that would cause a tsunami that would probably cause catastrophic damage in Florida," said Dr. Warburton.
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Ocean waters are salty and contain minerals and dissolved gases. They also have a high heat capacity and vary in density depending on temperature and salinity.