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Map of global ocean circulation sinks, marked by blue circles. Key sinks are located in the North Atlantic (near Greenland and Labrador Sea) and in the Southern Ocean (Weddell Sea near Antarctica).

Circulation sinks are source areas for deep water in high-latitude regions where surface water cools, increases in density, and sinks.

Circulation Sinks

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Ocean Circulation Sinks

Alaska

Northwest Territories

Florida

Rhode Island

Washington

Nunavut

Maine

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Delaware

Prince Edward Island

Texas

Louisiana

Hawaii

North Carolina

Oregon

New Brunswick

Alabama

British Columbia

New Jersey

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New York

Maryland

Québec

Ontario

California

A map shows ocean climate zones with different colors indicating Equatorial, Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, Subpolar, and Polar zones.&nbsp;

Ocean Climate Zones

The map illustrates the various ocean climate zones around the globe:Equatorial Zone: Located around the equator, covering regions like the central Pacific Ocean, the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Indian Ocean near the equator.Tropical Zone: Found just north and south of the equatorial zones, covering areas like the northern Indian Ocean, parts of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator, and the central Pacific Ocean.Subtropical Zone: Located further from the equator, covering areas like the southern parts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, northern parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans, and parts of the Indian Ocean.Temperate Zone: Found in mid-latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Europe and North America, the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America, and the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.Subpolar Zone: Located in higher latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, the North Pacific Ocean near Alaska, and parts of the Southern Ocean.Polar Zone: Found in the polar regions, covering areas like the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic region.Warm Currents: Include currents such as the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Kuroshio Current in the North Pacific Ocean, and the Brazil Current in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Display by:	Ocean Circulation Sinks	Ocean Climate Zones
	Ocean Circulation Sinks	Equatorial	Tropical	Subtropical	Temperate	Subpolar
Alaska					2.05%	0.827%
Northwest Territories						1.67%
Florida			2.09%
Rhode Island					8.19%
Washington					0.763%
Nunavut						4.30%
Maine					1.22%
Nova Scotia					8.68%
Virginia				0.104%	1.74%
Delaware					4.66%
Prince Edward Island					54.8%
Texas		0.188%
Louisiana			3.62%
Hawaii		2.56%	35.3%
North Carolina				2.25%
Oregon					0.245%
New Brunswick					2.16%
Alabama			0.128%
British Columbia					1.39%
Newfoundland and Labrador	10.5%				1.85%	0.552%
New Jersey					3.26%
Connecticut					0.661%
Massachusetts				0.220%	7.89%
New York					1.81%
Maryland					3.11%
Québec					0.264%	0.352%
Ontario						0.107%
California				0.550%	0.247%

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Ocean Circulation Sinks