Benguela Current

The Benguela current is a cold oceanic current that is directed to the north parallel to the west coast of Austral Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Angola). Take its name from the Angolaña city of Benguela.

As Ecuador approaches, he warms and derived west by the force of Coriolis and by the formation of the African coast originating the southern equatorial current (relatively warm current as he advances west) that is He directs west to the coast of Brazil.

Characteristics

Benguela's current has its origin in the rise of very cold waters of the South Atlantic Abisal Fund due to the Eastern to Eastern Eastern Terrestrial Rotation Movement. It causes a desert climate to the coast of South Africa and Namibia (Namib desert) because cold waters evaporate with much greater difficulty compared to the warm currents that cause rainfall given given their strong evaporation. This coastal coastal outcrop leaves a cloud -free area next to the coast which is the one that explains the desert climate of the coastal area (deserts of Namib and Kalahari), as can be seen in the following NASA link: current of Benguela on the Southwestern Coast of Africa. However, these cold waters originated in the abyssal funds are very rich in nutrients that feed a huge population of phytoplankton, the first link in the oceanic trophic chain, so the fishing is very abundant.