Peru Current, << puh ROO, >> is a cold, broad, shallow current in the Pacific Ocean. It flows slowly north along the west coast of South America. Along the coast of Peru, the temperature of its waters is 15 °F (8 °C) colder than normal for the surface of the Pacific in that latitude. Most scientists believe the cold waters of the current are due primarily to winds that blow the warm surface waters away from the coast. This causes cooler waters from below to surface. This current is also called Humboldt Current (see Humboldt, Baron von).
