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Labrador Current

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Labrador Current
n.
A cold ocean current flowing southward from Baffin Bay along the coast of Labrador and turning east after intersecting with the Gulf Stream.
Labrador Current
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off Newfoundland
Labrador Current  (lbr-dôr)
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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Once past the Canadian Maritime Provinces, the Gulf Stream collides with the Labrador Current flowing down the west coast from Greenland.
Changes in mid-stream by Lydecker, Ryck / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
The Labrador Current can clog the nearby Strait of Belle Isle with polar ice any June, and snow lingers in the high ravines of the Tablelands all summer.
Tough little trees on the fringe by Saunders, Gary / American Forests
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