| a cold Pacific Ocean current flowing N along the coasts of Chile and Peru. |
| Humboldt Current n. A cold ocean current of the South Pacific, flowing north along the western coast of South America. Also called Peru Current. [After Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt.] |
| Peru Current n. See Humboldt Current. |
Peru Current (pə-r ') Pronunciation Key
See Humboldt Current. |