It flows southward from 20°S on the east side of Madagascar to the southern limit at Cape Saint Marie and subsequently feeds the Agulhas Current.
Its flow is complicated by large cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies.
The mean speed of the East Madagascar Current varies between 0.2–0–9 m/s (0.66–0.00–29.53 ft/s) with a peak in spring and the lowest point in summer.
[1] It creates a high-pressure area and affects the Indian Monsoon.
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