Question

effect of (i) labrador current of the Atlantic Ocean. (ii) Kuroshio current.(iii) oyashio current of Pacific Ocean.​

Answer 1

transportation of ice bergs

Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Labrador Current of the Atlantic Ocean.

Ans. 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.

(ii) The Kuroshio current.

Ans. The Kuroshio current is a strong western boundary current in the western north Pacific Ocean. It begins off 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 Steam in the Atlantic Ocean, transporting warm, tropical water northward towards the polar region. It is also sometimes known as the Black Stream – the English translation of Kuroshio, and an allusion to the deep blue of its water – and also as the Japan current.

(iii) Oyashio Current of the Pacific Ocean.

Ans. 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.