Question

8. Explain the course of currents in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

In the Caribbean sea Cayenne current is joined by the North Equatorial current which moves towards the Gulf of Mexico where it is called the Gulf stream. Gulf stream then moves eastward towards the Cape Hatteras where it is deflected eastward and reaches Europe as the North Atlantic Drift. It then moves into three different directions towards the - British, Scandinavia and towards the south as Canary current. This completes the Gyro. Then the cold Labrador current moves south-eastwards where it meets the Gulf stream. This meeting causes fog and deposition of Plankton (a kind of fish food), giving rise to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.