Editing Agulhas Current (section)

{{short description|Western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean that flows down the east coast of Africa}}
[[File:Benguela and Agulhas Currents.jpg|thumb|right|300 px|The courses of the  warm Agulhas current (red) along the east coast of South Africa, and the cold Benguela current (blue) along the west coast. The Agulhas Current is formed by the confluence of the warm [[Mozambique Current|Mozambique]] and [[East Madagascar Current]]s, which meet south-west of Madagascar (not shown in the diagram). The cold [[Benguela Current]] originates from upwelling of water from the cold depths of the Atlantic Ocean against the west coast of the continent. The two currents do not "meet" anywhere along the south coast of Africa.]]
The '''Agulhas Current''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|ɡ|ʌ|l|ə|s}}) is the [[western boundary current]] of the southwest [[Indian Ocean]]. It flows south along the east coast of [[Africa]] from 27°S to 40°S. It is narrow, swift and strong. It is suggested that it is the largest western boundary current in the [[world ocean]], with an estimated net transport of 70 [[sverdrup]]s (70 million cubic metres per second), as western boundary currents at comparable latitudes transport less&nbsp;&mdash; [[Brazil Current]] (16.2 Sv), [[Gulf Stream]] (34 Sv), [[Kuroshio]] (42 Sv).<ref>{{Harvnb|Bryden|Beal|Duncan|2003|loc=Discussion, p. 491}}</ref>