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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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Oceanographer Dr Simon Boxall will measure the ocean tract across the Labrador Current and compare it with last year.
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But at least we are getting the westerly winds we need to get us across the Labrador Current into the Gulf Stream.
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