The
Brazil–Malvinas Confluence Zone (also called the
Brazil–Falkland Confluence Zone or the
Brazil–Falklands Confluence Zone) is a very energetic region of water just off the coast of
Argentina and
Uruguay where the warm poleward flowing
Brazil Current and the cold equatorward flowing Malvinas Current converge. This region does oscillate latitudinally, however, in general this region of
confluence occurs between
35 and
45 degrees south latitude and
50 to
70 degrees west longitude. The confluence of these two currents causes a strong
thermohaline to exist and causes numerous high energy
eddies to form.