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regions is brought from the south temperate zone 

 by a stream flowing northwards along the western 

 coast of Australia. The water carried westwards 

 in the equatorial regions flows southwards, on the 

 western side of the ocean, from the equator towards 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Near the Cape of Good 

 Hope it meets cold water from the south. From this, 

 through the temperate zone, the water flows eastwards 

 towards Australia, where a portion of the eastward 

 stream turns northwards, flowing towards the equator 

 on the eastern side of the Indian Ocean — the re- 

 mainder flowing on eastwards towards the South 

 Pacific. Through the temperate regions of the South 

 Pacific, the water constantly flows eastwards towards 

 the coast of South America, where, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the southern parts of Chili, the stream 

 divides — one portion flowing northwards towards the 

 equator, the other flowing southwards towards Cape 

 Horn, from which it flows northwards and eastwards 

 into the South Atlantic. 



In the equatorial regions of the Atlantic the great 

 mass of the water heaves westwards as in the Pacific. 

 In the eastern part of the South Atlantic, as in that 

 of the North Atlantic, the water flows from the tem- 

 perate zone towards the equator, formmg a supply 

 for the great westward motion of the water in the 

 equatorial regions. From the equatorial regions in 

 the western part of the ocean, in the neighbourhood 

 of Cape San Roque, the water brought westwards 



