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Which one among the following ocean currents mixes with Labrador current?
Explanation
The Labrador Current is a cold current that flows southward from the Arctic Ocean along the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland [2]. As it moves south, it reaches the Grand Banks region off the coast of North America [1]. In this highly dynamic confluence zone, the cold Labrador Current meets and mixes with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream system [3]. The Florida Current is the initial segment of this warm system, flowing through the Strait of Florida and along the U.S. East Coast up to Cape Hatteras, where it is then referred to as the Gulf Stream [1]. Consequently, the Labrador Current eventually mixes with the waters originating from the Florida Current/Gulf Stream complex to form the North Atlantic Drift [3]. Other options like the Benguela and California currents are located in different ocean basins or hemispheres [3].
Sources
- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrador_Current
- [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 32: Ocean Movements Ocean Currents And Tides > Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift – Warm > p. 492
- [3] https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/48655/noaa_48655_DS1.pdf