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Benguela Current

Benguela Current proper noun: a cold ocean current originating in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, thence flowing northwards up the west coast of Africa as far as Angola. It provides nutrients for the sea life in the fishing grounds off the Cape of Good Hope.

Proper noun

Benguela Current

  1. A cold ocean current originating in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, thence flowing northwards up the west coast of Africa as far as Angola. It provides nutrients for the sea life in the fishing grounds off the Cape of Good Hope.

Benguela Current meaning in Tamil

Benguela Current in Tamil

பெங்குவிலே நீரோட்டம்

Origin of Benguela Current

From Benguela (“a town in Angola”) + current.

Questions about Benguela Current

What does Benguela Current mean?
Benguela Current means a cold ocean current originating in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, thence flowing northwards up the west coast of Africa as far as Angola. It provides nutrients for the sea life in the fishing grounds off the Cape of Good Hope.
What is Benguela Current in Tamil?
Benguela Current in Tamil is பெங்குவிலே நீரோட்டம். See Benguela Current meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Benguela Current?
Benguela Current is a proper noun.

Words near Benguela Current in the dictionary

  1. Bengtson
  2. Bengtsons
  3. Bengtsår
  4. Bengue
  5. Benguela
  6. Benguela Current
  7. Benguet
  8. Benguet lily
  9. Bengworden
  10. Benha
  11. Benhall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Benguela Current (page history and authors); benguela current (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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