Kuroshio Current

Summary

Kuroshio Current is an ocean current^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kuroshio Current is in the country of Philippines^[3].
• Kuroshio Current is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Kuroshio Current is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Kuroshio Current is in the country of Taiwan^[6].
• Kuroshio Current is on the body of water North Pacific Ocean^[7].
• Kuroshio Current is on the body of water Philippine Sea^[8].
• Kuroshio Current is on the body of water East China Sea^[9].
• Kuroshio Current is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Kuroshio Current's image is recorded as Kuroshio geschwindigkeit.png^[11].
• Kuroshio Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current^[12].
• Kuroshio Current's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241232415^[13].
• Kuroshio Current's locator map image is recorded as North Pacific Gyre.png^[14].
• Kuroshio Current's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85073478^[15].
• Kuroshio Current's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00567046^[16].
• Kuroshio Current's part of is recorded as North Pacific Gyre^[17].
• Kuroshio Current's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03swx4^[18].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[21].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[24].
• Kuroshio Current's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kuro-Current^[25].
• Kuroshio Current's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Kuroshio^[26].
• Kuroshio Current's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kuroshio-Extension^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Philippines^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Philippines^[29], founded in 1565^[30]; People's Republic of China^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in People's Republic of China^[32], founded in 1949^[33]; Japan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in -0660^[36]; and Taiwan^[6], an island country^[37], in Taiwan^[38], founded in 1912^[39]. Adjacent water bodies include North Pacific Ocean^[7], a region^[40]; Philippine Sea^[8], a sea^[41], in Federated States of Micronesia^[42]; East China Sea^[9], a marginal sea^[43], in People's Republic of China^[44]; and Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[45]. Kuroshio Current's part of is recorded as North Pacific Gyre^[17].

Designation and Status

Kuroshio Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kuroshio Current include Yaimamaru^[46], a ferry^[47], founded in 1997^[48]; Tosa Kuroshio Railway^[49], a third sector railways^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1986^[52], headquartered in Nakamura Station^[53]; and Japanese destroyer Kuroshio^[54], a destroyer^[55].

Why It Matters

Kuroshio Current ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include Yaimamaru^[46], a ferry^[47], founded in 1997^[48]; Tosa Kuroshio Railway^[49], a third sector railways^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1986^[52], headquartered in Nakamura Station^[53]; and Japanese destroyer Kuroshio^[54], a destroyer^[55].