5 gyres
By: Parrys Raines, Category: Science, Date: 15 Apr 2010
What is a Gyre? And how many are there?
A gyre is a place where ocean currents meet and the debris in our oceans start to accumulate. There are in fact five gyres.
This is a great graphic explaining Gyres, how many there are and about the plastics in our oceans.
http://www.theplastiki.com/static/plasticsissues/5gyres_full.jpg
