What is a gyre?
A) A type of vertical circulation
B) A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin
C) A type of thermohaline current
D) A type of current along the western margins of ocean basins

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Continents and basins topography makes the continuous flow of water impossible. These features deflect moving water in circular patterns. The flow around the edges of an ocean basin is a gyre. Information can be found in the section Surface Currents Are Driven by the Winds.

What Is a Gyre