Warm and cool ocean currents collide near South Africa’s Cape Agulhas and Cape of Good Hope.
Published Jan 27, 2017
Originally named the Cape of Storms, it was later renamed to Good Hope in order to attract more people to the Cape Sea Route.
Published Aug 18, 2019
Large phytoplankton blooms tend to occur at intersections: between land and sea, between different ocean currents, and between seasons.
Published Nov 18, 2018
This offshoot of the Circumpolar Current carries cool water north along the coast of South America until it encounters water pouring out of the Rio de la Plata.
Published May 7, 2005
Nelson Mandela took the long view of his country and world, as does this photo from the space station.
Published Dec 15, 2013
Swirling waters from the Agulhas Current stir up a phytoplankton bloom.
Published Feb 11, 2012
Plankton thrive in Australia’s Leeuwin Current during the fall and winter, even though warm oceans are usually too poor in nutrients to support such blooms.
Published Jul 2, 2014
