Kuroshio Current

Summary

Kuroshio Current is an ocean current^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 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].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Philippines^[3], a sovereign state^[20], in Philippines^[21], founded in 1565^[22]; People's Republic of China^[4], a sovereign state^[23], in People's Republic of China^[24], founded in 1949^[25]; Japan^[5], a sovereign state^[26], in Japan^[27], founded in -0660^[28]; and Taiwan^[6], an island country^[29], in Taiwan^[30], founded in 1912^[31]. Adjacent water bodies include North Pacific Ocean^[7], a region^[32]; Philippine Sea^[8], a sea^[33], in Federated States of Micronesia^[34]; East China Sea^[9], a marginal sea^[35], in People's Republic of China^[36]; and Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[37]. 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^[38], a third sector railways^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1986^[41], headquartered in Nakamura Station^[42]; Japanese destroyer Kuroshio^[43], a destroyer^[44]; and Yaimamaru^[45], a ferry^[46], founded in 1997^[47].

Why It Matters

Kuroshio Current ranks in the top 7% of ocean_current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (887 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Tosa Kuroshio Railway^[38], a third sector railways^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1986^[41], headquartered in Nakamura Station^[42]; Japanese destroyer Kuroshio^[43], a destroyer^[44]; and Yaimamaru^[45], a ferry^[46], founded in 1997^[47].