The Saragasso Sea is a vast patch of Atlantic Ocean characterized by an abundance of floating brown seaweed called ‘Sargassum’. This is formed due to the deposit of marine plants and refuse carried by the : 1. North Atlantic current 2. Canary current 3. North Atlantic Equatorial current Select the correct answer using the code given below :

The Sargasso Sea is a unique marine region in the North Atlantic Ocean defined not by land, but by a system of circulating ocean currents known as the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre [3]. This clockwise-circulating system is bounded by the North Atlantic Current to the north, the Canary Current to the east, the North Atlantic Equatorial Current to the south, and the Gulf Stream to the west [1]. These boundary currents effectively trap and deposit marine plants, specifically the holopelagic brown seaweed 'Sargassum', and other floating refuse into the relatively calm, central waters of the gyre [1]. Because all three currents mentioned—the North Atlantic, Canary, and North Atlantic Equatorial currents—form the boundaries of this circuit and contribute to the accumulation of seaweed and debris within the sea's interior, all three statements are correct.

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1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 32: Ocean Movements Ocean Currents And Tides > Canary Current – Cold > p. 492
2. [3] https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html