The Kuroshio is a north flowing Ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct ?

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The Kuroshio is a north flowing Ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean.
Which one among the following statements regarding this is not correct ?

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Geography

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CAPF

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{'kuroshio current': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'north pacific ocean': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'ocean current': [1, 0, 1, 5], 'kuroshio': [1, 0, 1, 4], 'gulf stream': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'north atlantic 6cean': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tropical water': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'polar region': [3, 0, 1, 4], 'coral reefs': [2, 0, 0, 6], 'japan': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'coast': [4, 1, 8, 7], 'north': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'warm water': [0, 0, 0, 2]}

The Kuroshio is a north flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It has several characteristics that distinguish it from other ocean currents.

Option 1 states that the Kuroshio is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean. This is correct, as both currents are warm, fast-flowing currents that transport warm water from the tropics towards higher latitudes.

Option 2 states that the Kuroshio transports warm, tropical water northward towards the polar region. This is also correct, as the Kuroshio carries warm water from the tropics towards the colder regions in the north.

Option 3 states that the warm water of the Kuroshio current sustains the coral reefs of Japan. This is true, as the warm water of the Kuroshio provides a favorable environment for the growth of coral reefs off the coast of Japan.

Option 4 states that the Kuroshio begins off the coast of Japan and flows northward. This statement is not correct. The Kuroshio actually begins in the Luzon Strait between Taiwan and the Philippines, and then flows northeast along the east coast of Taiwan before reaching the east coast of Japan and then ultimately flowing eastward into the Pacific Ocean