south easterly trade winds. Inshore of the Benguela Current proper, the south easterly winds drive coastal upwelling, forming the Benguela Upwelling System. The cold, nutrient rich waters that upwell from around 200. - 300. m depth in turn fuel high rates of phytoplankton growth, and sustain the productive Benguela ecosystem.

Boundaries

Source waters for the Benguela include cold upwelled waters from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean

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