Counter currents near the equator flow mostly:

A) south from the poles to the equator
B) north from the equator to the poles
C) east-west, parallel to the equator
D) counterclockwise to balance the Coriolis effect
E) none of these

Counter Currents

Oceanographic phenomena where adjacent slivers of water move in opposite directions, significantly affecting climate and marine life.

Coriolis Effect

The apparent deflection of moving objects, like air or ocean currents, to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere, due to Earth's rotation.