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Q110 (CDS-II/2006) Geography › World Physical Geography › Ocean circulation systems Answer Verified

Which one of the following ocean currents converges with the Gulf Stream ?

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The Gulf Stream is a powerful, warm western boundary current that flows along the eastern coast of the United States [t3][t6]. As it moves northward toward the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, it converges with the cold Labrador Current, which flows south-eastwards from the Arctic regions between West Greenland and Baffin Island [c1][c2]. This convergence of warm and cold water masses is significant for creating dense fog and rich fishing grounds in the North Atlantic [c4]. After this meeting, the combined waters flow eastward across the Atlantic as the North Atlantic Drift [c1]. In contrast, the Benguela and South Atlantic currents are part of the South Atlantic gyre [c3][c5], and the Kuroshio current is a western boundary current located in the North Pacific Ocean [t9].

Sources

  1. [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
  2. [2] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: The Oceans > The Circulation of the Atlantic Ocean > p. 110
  3. [3] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 33: Ocean temperature and salinity > Factors Affecting Temperature Distribution of Oceans > p. 512
  4. [4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/gulf-stream
  5. [5] https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_currents/04currents3.html
  6. [6] Certificate Physical and Human Geography , GC Leong (Oxford University press 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: The Oceans > The Circulation of the Atlantic Ocean > p. 111
  7. [7] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 32: Ocean Movements Ocean Currents And Tides > Benguela Current – Cold > p. 493
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