Statements (26)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
ocean current system
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gptkbp:affects |
weather patterns in East Asia
typhoon paths |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Japan_Current
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
heat transport in the Pacific Ocean
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gptkbp:directionA |
northward
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gptkbp:flowsThrough |
gptkb:Ryukyu_Islands
gptkb:North_Pacific_Current east coast of Taiwan southern coast of Japan |
gptkbp:form |
Kuroshio Extension
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kuroshio Current system
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gptkbp:importantFor |
gptkb:fish
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gptkbp:influenced |
climate of Japan
marine biodiversity in the region |
gptkbp:length |
approximately 3,000 km
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed |
up to 1–1.5 m/s
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gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Philippines
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gptkbp:partOf |
North Pacific Ocean circulation
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gptkbp:salinity |
high
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gptkbp:similarTo |
gptkb:Gulf_Stream
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
oceanographers
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gptkbp:temperature |
warm
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gptkbp:width |
100–200 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tsushima_Current
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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