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Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c5193a2

Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

Cold water flowing southward through the western part of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia is joined by water circulating counterclockwise in the Bering Sea to form the __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Major Pacific Ocean currents near Japan and Alaska and whether they are warm or cold • How water flows through the Bering Strait and connects the Arctic, Bering Sea, and North Pacific • Differences between western boundary currents (like Gulf Stream-type) and subarctic/Alaska currents

💭 Think About

• Locate the Bering Strait on a map and think about which larger ocean basin its water ultimately flows into: the North Pacific or the Arctic? • Recall which named currents are specifically associated with the northwest Pacific off Japan versus those associated with the Gulf of Alaska and subarctic North Pacific. • Ask yourself: which of these options is known as a cold, subarctic current rather than a warm western boundary current?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which of the listed currents are western boundary currents off Japan (and usually warm) and eliminate them. • Verify which current is described in textbooks as cold, subarctic water flowing southward from higher latitudes. • Confirm which current’s typical charted position is closest to the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska region, not off Japan’s east coast.