The Pero Currnet

You just thought that the Gulf Stream was big. Well, the Peru Current is several times larger the the Gulf Stream.
The Peru Current is not as fast and not as warm as the Gulf Stream but is 900 meters (560 miles.) wide.
And where the Gulf Stream warms up the colder arias, the Peru Current cools down the coast of south America.
It just goes to show you how much GOD really did plan all this out.

The Gulf Stream

The Gulf Stream is really big and is about 80 kilometers (or 50 miles.) wide and 1000 meters (or 3,048 feet.) deep.
It starts in Florida and heads along the coast of North America for a while before heading on to Europe. After reaching Europe, the Gulf Stream branches out and heads to the Arctic Ocean and Africa.
The Gulf Stream is also responsible for the mild weather in Great Britten.

Surface Currents

Surface Currents are moved by winds and can be several hundred feet deep.
They move in circular patterns called gyres.

(Jir.- the "i" has a little line "-" over it instead of a dot.)

In the northern Hemisphere the gyres move clockwise and in the southern Hemisphere, they move counter- clockwise.

Ocean Currents

The ocean currents are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
There are three types of currents:
              Ocean Currents
              Waves
      And tides.

Most currents flow under the surface of the water and you can tell them apart from the water that they're going through because of temperature and salinity. 

(Sa-lin-i-ty, is a measure of the quantity of dissolved salts and other solids in a mixture such as sea water.) -From the science dictionary.