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===Retroflection=== In the southeast [[Atlantic Ocean]] the current [[retroflect]]s (turns back on itself) in the [[Agulhas Retroflection]] due to shear interactions with the strong [[Antarctic Circumpolar Current]], also known as the "[[West Wind Drift]]" despite referring to the ocean current rather than to the surface winds. This water becomes the Agulhas Return Current, rejoining the [[Indian Ocean Gyre]]. It is estimated that up to 85 Sv (Sv) of the net transport is returned to the [[Indian Ocean]] through the retroflection. The remaining water is transported into the [[South Atlantic Gyre]] in the Agulhas Leakage. Along with direct branch currents, this leakage takes place in surface water filaments, and Agulhas Eddies.
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