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Question
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
- Labrador current - North Atlantic Ocean
- Canary current - Mediterranean sea
- Mozambique current - Indian Ocean.
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Solution
a) Gulf Stream - Pacific Ocean
c) Canary current - Mediterranean sea
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