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natural phenomenon
Close ✕Humboldt (Peru–Chile) Current
The eastern boundary current of the South Pacific subtropical gyre, running north along the coast of Chile and Peru.
-14.0, -76.5 · route · permanent feature; strength modulated by ENSO on interannual timescales
Connections
- instance of Coastal and Equatorial Upwelling — The Peru–Chile flow is one of the four eastern boundary upwelling systems and the most productive of them.
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates