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The Caribbean Current flows at an average rate ranging from 38 to 43 centimeters (15 to 17 inches) per second. This powerful surface current is formed by the junction of the North Equatorial Current and the Guiana Current, moving westward through the Caribbean Sea before passing through the Yucatán Channel.1