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California Current

Pacific Ocean current that flows southward along the western coast of North America from southern British Columbia to the southern Baja California Peninsula
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California Current

Summary

California Current is an ocean current[1]. It draws 622 Wikipedia views per month (ocean_current category, ranking #7 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • California Current is in the country of United States[3].
  • California Current is on the body of water North Pacific Ocean[4].
  • California Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current[5].
  • California is named after California Current[6].
  • California Current is part of North Pacific Gyre[7].
  • California Current's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[8].

Body

Geography

California Current is in the country of United States[3]. It is on the body of water North Pacific Ocean[4]. It is part of North Pacific Gyre[7].

Designation and Status

California Current's instance of is recorded as ocean current[5].

History and Context

California is named after California Current[6].

Why It Matters

California Current draws 622 Wikipedia views per month (ocean_current category, ranking #7 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Related Entities

California United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_california-current_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{California Current}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/california-current}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → California
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → North Pacific Gyre
    Located in or next to body of water → North Pacific Ocean
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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