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AN eastward-flowing current of speeds of 4–7 cm/sec has been indicated in the Atlantic Ocean between 5° and 12.5° S. at about 14° W. longitude.
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REID, J. Evidence of a South Equatorial Counter-current in the Atlantic Ocean in July 1963. Nature 203, 182 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203182a0
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