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The East Australian Current (EAC) flows north-to-south along the east coast of Australia . Resulting from the flow of the South Equatorial Current 's collision with the continent of Australia , the EAC can reach speeds of up to 7 knots in some of the shallower waters along the Australian continental shelf, but is generally measured at 2 or 3 knots. The EAC results in a current vortex in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand . It has been noted that the EAC also acts to transport tropical marine fauna to habitats in sub-tropical regions along the south east Australian coast. This ocean current was popularized by the 2003 Animated Pixar Feature Film '' Finding Nemo ''. The current is portrayed as a Superhighway in that movie as Marlin and Dory 's way of getting to Sydney, Australia . |