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Antillerstrømmen
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thumb|The Antilles Current in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Etymology
From nb Antillene strøm the Antilles current, using the combining form Antiller- and the definite singular nb strømmen the current, literally “the Antilles Current”.
The final element, nb strøm current, ultimately continues nb non straumr stream, current, from nb gem-pro *straumaz stream, current, ultimately from nb ine-pro *srew- to flow. Cognates include nn straum, da strøm, sv ström, is straumur, de Strom and en stream.
Parallel formations include sv Antillerströmmen, nl Antillenstroom, de Antillenstrom and en Antilles Current.
Pronunciation
nb /²anˈtɪlː.ərˌstrœmː.ən/ [anˈtɪ̂lː.əˌʂtrœmː.ən]
nb ɪlːərstrœmːən 5
nb An til ler strøm men
Proper noun
nb proper noun m
Antilles Current; nb an <<ocean current>> in the western Atlantic Ocean Ocean currents, flowing northwestward along the northern side of the Greater Antilles and joining the Florida Current north of the Bahamas to form the Gulf Stream.
nb Antillerstrømmen fører varmt vann nordvestover mot Bahamas. The Antilles Current carries warm water northwestward towards the Bahamas.
nb 24 February 2025 Antillerstrømmen Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Antillerstr%C3%B8mmen Antillerstrømmen er en havstrøm i Atlanterhavet som følger nordkysten av De store Antiller nordvestover. The Antilles Current is an ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that follows the northern coast of the Greater Antilles northwestward. https://web.archive.org/web/20261011123616/https://snl.no/Antillerstr%C3%B8mmen 11 October 2026
See also
nb Den nordlige ekvatorialstrøm North Equatorial Current
nb Floridastrømmen Florida Current
nb Golfstrømmen Gulf Stream
References
“Antillerstrømmen” in Store norske leksikon.
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