Editing Labrador Current (section)

{{short description|Cold current in the Atlantic ocean along the coasts of Labrador, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia}}
[[File:LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg|thumb|Map of Labrador Current]]
The '''Labrador Current''' is a cold [[Ocean current|current]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]] which flows from the [[Arctic Ocean]] south along the coast of [[Labrador]] and passes around [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], continuing south along the east coast of Canada near [[Nova Scotia]]. Near Nova Scotia, this cold water current meets the warm northward moving [[Gulf Stream]]. The combination of these two currents produces heavy [[fog]]s and has also created one of the richest fishing grounds in the world.

In spring and early summer, the Labrador Current transports [[iceberg]]s from the [[glacier]]s of [[Greenland]] southwards into the trans-Atlantic shipping lanes. The waters of the current have a cooling effect on the Canadian [[Atlantic Canada|Atlantic provinces]], and on the United States' upper northeast coast from [[Maine]] south to [[Massachusetts]]. South of [[Cape Cod]], Massachusetts, the Gulf Stream becomes the dominant ocean current.