icy arctic current flowing south from Baffin Bay past Labrador into the Gulf Stream
Labrador Current
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Labrador Current
noun
A cold ocean current flowing southward from Baffin Bay along the coast of Labrador and turning east after intersecting with the Gulf Stream.
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A cold ocean current flowing southward from Baffin Bay along the coast of Labrador and turning east after intersecting with the Gulf Stream. The fog characteristic of Labrador is created when warm Gulf Stream air meets the cold waters of the Labrador Current. The Labrador Current also brings down icebergs from the Arctic into transatlantic shipping lanes. Also called Arctic Stream
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