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The appearance of warm water off the coast of Peru is known as:
AMonsoon
BTyphoon
CEl Nino
DLa Nina
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. El Nino
1. Warm central Pacific water drifts east.
2. It replaces the cool Peruvian current as El Nino.
3. It links to pressure changes over the Pacific.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 10, Atmospheric Circulation and Weather Systems._
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