It is where the hot water from below meets and reacts with the cold oceanic currents.

Numerous oceanic currents from the central Pacific Ocean that converge on the island also have an important influence.

Sea ice is frozen seawater that moves with oceanic currents; it provides important habitat and a resting place for animals, particularly during the winter months.

Imperceptibly, he was drifting on the oceanic currents of life, and in a direction far out of his original course.

Resultant zygotes develop into microscopic larvae that may be carried great distances by oceanic currents.

This was due to the prevailing direction of oceanic currents, rather than to a competition between North and South American forms.

Two primary factors influence Japan's climate: a location near the Asian continent and the existence of major oceanic currents.

Rafting is also consistent with the prevailing flow of oceanic currents from South America towards the islands.

"There is a big turnaround of oceanic currents here, which gives us our clear water," explains Chris Goodwin, the general manager.

The effect becomes significant and noticeable only at large scales, such as in weather systems or oceanic currents.