GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Among the ocean currents that play a major role in Canada’s climates is the warm, northward-flowing current known as the
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Canadian Shield.
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Labrador Current.
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Gulf Stream.
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Alaska Current.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Figure 2: Currents of the Canadian Atlantic – Two main current systems influence the Canadian Atlantic – the cold Labrador Current from the north (darker blue), and the warm Gulf Stream from the south (dark red).
Detailed explanation-2: -The North Atlantic subpolar gyre includes the North Atlantic, Irminger, Greenland and Labrador currents; the North Pacific subpolar gyre, the North Pacific, Alaska and Oyashio currents. The main currents in BAFFIN BAY are partly an extension of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre.
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