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Map of Labrador Current. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia. Near Nova Scotia, this cold water current meets the warm northward moving Gulf Stream.
By late winter, thick icebergs traverse the northern regions of this ecozone, from Greenland to Newfoundland. They have been feared by mariners for centuries, as well as being responsible for one of the deadliest disasters in maritime history, the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. [3] This resulted in the zone's colloquial name "Iceberg Alley ...
Despite their size, the icebergs of Newfoundland move an average of 17 kilometres (11 mi) a day. [38] The average mass of icebergs in the Grand Banks area is between one and two hundred thousand tonnes. [38] These icebergs represent a significant threat to shipping and off-shore oil platforms [39] and the hazard is aggravated by dense fog in ...
A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021, they ...
These currents carry numerous icebergs and therefore hinder navigation and exploration of the gas fields beneath the sea bed. [ 3 ] [ 13 ] The speed of the Labrador current is typically 0.3–0.5 m/s (0.98–1.64 ft/s), but can reach 1 m/s (3.3 ft/s) in some areas, [ 14 ] whereas the Baffin Current is somewhat slower at about 0.2 m/s (0.66 ft/s ...
1948 – Camera-equipped PB-1G begins an iceberg census off Baffin Island completed in 1949. [6] 1949 – Aircraft become the sole reconnaissance tools for the first time. [6] [10] 1956 – Unsuccessful tests to identify icebergs by marking with dye markers, commercial dye, and used motor oil. [6] 1958 – Last ice patrol by a PB-1G. [6]
A23a has held the “largest current iceberg” title several times since the 1980s, occasionally being surpassed by larger but shorter-lived icebergs, including A68 in 2017 and A76 in 2021.
1 Current REITs. 2 Former REITs. ... This is a list of publicly traded and private real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Canada. Current REITs ... Granite Real ...