alleryIn which direction does the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flow around Antarctica?
AAnticlockwise
BBack and forth
CNorthward only
DClockwise
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Clockwise
1. The ACC is a wind-driven current around Antarctica.
2. It flows clockwise without interruption.
3. It is not a back-and-forth or one-way northward flow.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ocean current, lead section_
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