Labrador Current

American  

noun

1. a cold ocean current flowing south along the Labrador coast through Davis Strait to the Grand Banks where it divides, the eastern branch joining the North Atlantic Current and the western branch flowing into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

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Labrador Current British  

noun

1. a cold ocean current flowing southwards off the coast of Labrador and meeting the warm Gulf Stream, causing dense fogs off the coast of Newfoundland

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Labrador Current Scientific  

/ lăb′rə-dôr′ /

1. 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.

2. Also called Arctic Stream

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Example Sentences

Because climate change transforms the ocean currents like the Labrador Current, the warm Gulf Stream is expanding and prompting many North Atlantic fish species to leave their traditional habitats.

From Salon

But in recent years the Gulf Stream, a strong current that travels from the Caribbean up the East Coast and across the North Atlantic to Europe, has shifted northward, and the Labrador Current has gotten warmer, Mills said.

From Salon

The iceberg that sank the Titanic in April 1912 probably first floated on the Labrador Current along these shores, known as “Iceberg Alley.”

From Washington Post

Melting Arctic freshwater is slowing down the Labrador Current, allowing the warm Gulf Stream to expand its presence.

From Salon

Beard’s favorite spot to fish is near Cape Point in Buxton, where the Outer Banks juts into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current meet.

From Washington Times