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Describe the circulation pattern of the following three ocean currents.

(a) Labrador Current of the Atlantic Ocean.

(b) The Kuroshio current

(c) Oyashio Current of the Pacific Ocean.

(d) The North Atlantic Drift

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(a) Labrador Current originates from the Arctic ocean along the coast of Labrador and passes touching Newfoundland continuing southwards along the coast of Nova Scotia. It is joined by West Greenland and Baffin Island Current. It meets the warm Gulf Stream Current at the Grand Banks, making this region the famous fishing bank.

(b) The Kuroshio current – is a strong western boundary current in the western north Pacific Ocean. It begins the east coast of Taiwan and flows north-eastward past Japan, where it merges with the easterly drift of the North Pacific Current. It is analogous to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean, transporting warm, tropical water northward towards the polar region. It is also sometimes known as the ** Stream — the English translation of Kuroshio, and an allusion to the deep blue of its water — and also as the Japan Current.

(c) Oyashio Current is a cold current colliding with warm Kuroshio current along the eastern coast of Japan. It originates in the Arctic ocean and passes through the Bering strait proceeding towards south.

(d) The North Atlantic Drift : It is the eastern extension of Gulf Stream to Europe as a warm current.

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