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    Thanks Jean and Jerran!

    It's just an equirectangular projection (2000x1000) right now. I realize I should have posted the version with the ice caps on it; this one is just the land and water. That makes a difference, right? It seems like it would force cool water southward. I thought they had to be closed loops but not all of the ones on the suggestion seem to be -- maybe I misunderstand currents worse than I thought? The light blue is continental shelf; would the currents go over that? I thought they split at continental shelves.

    (Gosh, it must be nice to have a brain that doesn't jump from "Story idea!" to "NOW BUILD A PLAUSIBLE MAP. WITH SCIENCE." At least I've moved on from the days when I angst about just how humans et al evolved on my fantasy worlds... alien space bats. it was alien space bats.)

    Map with ice caps -- will throw up a version with another attempt at currents after work.

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