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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when wind driven surface currents meet landmasses?
A)Deep water upwelling will be intensified
B)Thermohaline overturning slows significantly
C)Ocean gyres are formed laterally✓
D)Salinity gradients become completely uniform
💡 Explanation
Ocean gyres form because coastal landmasses deflect surface currents, initiating the Coriolis effect and circular motion, rather than intensification of upwelling, because this effect requires specific shelf topography and wind conditions.
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