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Sargasso Sea

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Sargasso Sea

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region in the gyre in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean

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The Sargasso Sea is a region located in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean within a gyre—a large circular ocean current. It is notable as a unique marine area shaped by these currents, though its full significance would require additional research to fully explain.

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Encyclopedic overview

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt   Sargasso Sea   major currents in the North Atlantic

The Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic is bounded by the Gulf Stream on the west, the North Atlantic Current on the north, the Canary Current on the east, and the North Equatorial Current on the south.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sargasso Sea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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