It is dangerous to ships thanks to the meeting of the Labrador Current and the Gulf Current, which can cause very rough waters and thick fog.
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The Flemish Cap is located within an area of transition between the cold waters of the Labrador Current and warmer waters influenced by the Gulf Stream.
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The primary influences in this region are the Arctic Ocean currents ( such as the Labrador Current ) and continental air masses from the High Arctic.
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Here, the sub-Arctic waters of the Labrador Current meet the warm northbound waters of the Gulf Stream, to create weather systems typified by intermittent mists and fog.
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Gulf of Maine waters are more strongly influenced by the Labrador Current, making the gulf waters significantly colder and more nutrient-rich than those found to the south.
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Titanic sank just south of the Grand Banks, where the cold Labrador Current collides with the warm Gulf Stream, churning up some of the roughest seas on earth.
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They also experience frequent sea fog in late spring and early summer due to the interaction of the warm Gulf Stream currents with the much colder Labrador Current.
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The spring and summer are relatively cool and often tinged with fog created by the meeting of the warm currents of the Gulf Stream and the colder Labrador Current.
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:: : : : See Gulf Stream, Labrador Current and California Current for details on specific currents around the US . ~ U ) 00 : 59, 22 April 2010 ( UTC)
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Ice patterns show that the island lies at the meeting point of two sea currents : The Labrador Current flows from the northwest, and a smaller current, driven by dominant westerly winds, flows from the southwest.
