The five major ocean gyres. A gyre in oceanography is any large system of circulating ocean currents, particularly those involved with large wind movements. Gyres are caused by the Coriolis effect; planetary vorticity along with horizontal and vertical friction, determine the circulation patterns from the wind curl (torque).
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Tour de France 2016: full team-by-team guide. Introducing this yearâs teams: the leaders, the heritage and the the names to watch out for. Riders pictured on the 20th stage of the 2015 Tour de France. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters.