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Baffin Island Current — (or Baffin Current) is an ocean current running south down the western side of Baffin Bay in the Arctic Ocean, along Baffin Island. Its sources are the West Greenland Current and outflow from the Arctic Ocean. Its speed is approximately km to… … Wikipedia
Baffin Bay — a part of the Arctic Ocean between W Greenland and E Baffin Island. * * * Large inlet, Atlantic Ocean, between western Greenland and eastern Baffin Island. With an area of 266,000 sq mi (689,000 sq km), it extends 900 mi (1,450 km) southward from … Universalium
Labrador Current — The Labrador Current is a cold current in the north Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia. It is a continuation of… … Wikipedia
Labrador Current — a cold ocean current flowing S along the Labrador coast through Davis Strait to the Grand Banks where it divides, the E branch joining the North Atlantic Current and the W branch flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Also called Arctic Current.… … Universalium
West Greenland Current — The West Greenland Current is a weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland. The current results from the movement of water flowing around the southernmost point of Greenland caused by the East Greenland… … Wikipedia
East Greenland Current — The East Greenland Current originates in the Arctic Ocean and brings cold, low salinity, southbound water along the East Coast of Greenland. It is one of the five main currents that make up the subpolar gyre, which provides a major outflow of… … Wikipedia
Hans Island — Infobox Islands name = Hans Island Hans Ø Île Hans image caption = Map of part of Kennedy Channel, with the disputed Island. image size = locator map custom = native name = Tartupaluk native name link = Inuktitut nickname = location = In the… … Wikipedia
Mozambique Current — The Mozambique Current is an ocean current in the Indian Ocean, usually defined as warm surface waters flowing south along the African east coast in the Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and the island of Madagascar. The classical definition … Wikipedia
Norwegian Current — The Norwegian Current (also known as the Norwegian Coastal Current) is a water current that flows north easterly along the Atlantic coast of Norway at depths of between 50 and 100 meters. It contrasts with the North Atlantic Current because it is … Wikipedia
Ocean current — This article is about ocean currents. For other uses, see Current (disambiguation). The ocean currents. Distinctive white lines trace the flow of surface currents around the world. An ocean cur … Wikipedia
