Then, the Baffin Island Current and Labrador Current transport cold and less saline water southward along the Canadian coast.
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The Labrador Current flows from north to south along the shore, migrating sand in that direction and chilling the coastal waters.
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Proximity to the convergence of the Labrador Current and the Gulf Stream result in the largest surf available on the East Coast.
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The speed of the Labrador current is typically, but can reach in some areas, whereas the Baffin Current is somewhat slower at about.
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The cold Labrador Current provides good breeding ground for cold water fish which in turn support the large breeding seabird population of the island.
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A few minutes later, all of " Titanic " s engines were stopped, leaving the ship facing north and drifting in the Labrador Current.
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And if they catch the Labrador Current, which flows south along the coast of North America, they could even end up in Boston, Ebbesmeyer said.
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Equatorwards western boundary currents occur in tropical and polar locations, e . g . the East Greenland and Labrador currents, in the Atlantic and the Oyashio.
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The waters of the North Atlantic south of Nantucket Island are frequently the site of intermittent fog as the cold Labrador Current encounters the Gulf Stream.
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The climate is typical of the North Atlantic and the Labrador Current, with frequent storms and winds that exceed for nearly six months of the year.
