Kuroshio Current
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Summary
Kuroshio Current is an ocean current[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,905 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 instance of is recorded as ocean current[11].
- Kuroshio Current is part of North Pacific Gyre[12].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
- Kuroshio Current's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[18].
- Kuroshio Current's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[19].
- Kuroshio Current's P14541 is recorded as 29WA8a[20].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Philippines[3], a sovereign state[21], in Philippines[22], founded in 1565[23]; People's Republic of China[4], a sovereign state[24], in People's Republic of China[25], founded in 1949[26]; Japan[5], a sovereign state[27], in Japan[28], founded in -0660[29]; and Taiwan[6], an island country[30], in Taiwan[31], founded in 1912[32]. Adjacent water bodies include North Pacific Ocean[7], a region[33]; Philippine Sea[8], a sea[34], in Federated States of Micronesia[35]; East China Sea[9], a marginal sea[36], in People's Republic of China[37]; and Pacific Ocean[10], an ocean[38]. Kuroshio Current is part of North Pacific Gyre[12].
Designation and Status
Kuroshio Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current[11].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Kuroshio Current include Tosa Kuroshio Railway[39], a third sector railways[40], in Japan[41], founded in 1986[42], headquartered in Nakamura Station[43]; Yaimamaru[44], a ferry[45], founded in 1997[46]; and Japanese destroyer Kuroshio[47], a destroyer[48].
Why It Matters
Kuroshio Current ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,905 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Tosa Kuroshio Railway[39], a third sector railways[40], in Japan[41], founded in 1986[42], headquartered in Nakamura Station[43]; Yaimamaru[44], a ferry[45], founded in 1997[46]; and Japanese destroyer Kuroshio[47], a destroyer[48].