The Largest Current on Earth: Explaining the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC)—the planet’s largest ocean current, carrying over 100 times the combined flow of all global rivers at roughly 140 to 170 million cubic metres of seawater per second through the Drake Passage, according to observational data—required more than just the opening of tectonic gateways to form, a 2026 climate-modeling study published ... Read more