Name the currents.
i. It is a warm current and originates in the Gulf of Mexico.
ii. It is a cold current which flows southwards from the Arctic Ocean along the coast of Canada.
3.It makes the winter of eastern Japan milder andkeeps the coast free from ice
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2. Baffin Island current
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Explanation:
1. The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean as the North
2. The Baffin Island Current, flowing at a rate of about 11 miles (17 km) per day, is a combination of West Greenland Current inflow and the outflow of cold Arctic Ocean water from the channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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