The principal ocean currents in the Falkland Island waters are the West Wind Drift, a cold current from the Southern Pacific Ocean that flows westwards to the south of the Burdwood Bank and the north flowing cold Falklands current, an offshoot of the West Wind Drift that curls around the east of Falklands Plateau and along the Falklands and Patagonian escarpments. It joins the saltier warm Brazil Current in the vicinity of the mouth of the Río de la Plata to form the South Atlantic Current.
the principal ocean currents in the falkland island waters are the west wind drift a cold current from the southern pacific ocean that flows westwards to the south of the burdwood bank and the north flowing cold falklands current an offshoot of the west wind drift that curls around the east of falklands plateau and along the falklands and patagonian escarpments it joins the saltier warm brazil current in the vicinity of the mouth of the río de la plata to form the south atlantic current