Due to the Coriolis effect, currents in the Northern Hemisphere:

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The Coriolis effect causes fluids in the Northern Hemisphere to be deflected to the right. This is because the Earth's rotation causes a non-inertial reference frame in which objects that move northward are deflected to the right and objects that move southward are deflected to the left. This effect is opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where currents are deflected to the left.

Due to the Coriolis Effect, Currents in the Northern Hemisphere