Baffin Island Current
Topic: Earth
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Short description: Arctic Ocean current
Baffin Island Current (or Baffin Current) is an ocean current running south down the western side of Baffin Bay in the Arctic Ocean, along Baffin Island. Its sources are the West Greenland Current and outflow from the Arctic Ocean. Its speed is approximately 17 km (11 mi) per day.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Baffin Island Current -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/48703/Baffin-Island-Current.
- ↑ Münchow, Andreas; Falkner, Kelly K.; Melling, Humfrey (2015). "Baffin Island and West Greenland Current Systems in northern Baffin Bay". Progress in Oceanography 132: 305–317. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.001. Bibcode: 2015PrOce.132..305M. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0079661114000408.
- ↑ "Baffin Bay & Davis Strait". https://www.oceansnorth.org/en/where-we-work/baffin-bay-davis-strait/.
- ↑ Münchow, Andreas; Falkner, Kelly K.; Melling, Humfrey (2015). "Baffin Island and West Greenland Current Systems in northern Baffin Bay". Progress in Oceanography (Elsevier BV) 132: 305–317. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.001. ISSN 0079-6611. http://muenchow.cms.udel.edu/papers/MuenchowBaffinRevised_2cols.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
See also
[ ⚑ ] 64°43′26″N 62°37′44″W / 64.724°N 62.629°W
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