Labrador Sea
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The Labrador Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and the Labrador Peninsula, known for its cold waters, deep convection, and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marginal sea
→
sea → |
| basinCountry |
Canada
→
Greenland → |
| borderedBy |
Greenland
→
Labrador Peninsula → |
| connectedTo |
Atlantic Ocean
→
Baffin Bay → Davis Strait → Irminger Sea → |
| coveredBy |
seasonal sea ice
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|
| experiences |
intense winter cooling
→
strong winds in winter → |
| hasArea |
approximately 841000 square kilometres
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| hasAverageDepth |
approximately 1900 m
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| hasBiodiversity |
cold-water fish species
→
marine mammals such as seals and whales → |
| hasClimate |
subarctic maritime climate
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| hasCurrent |
Labrador Current
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| hasInflow |
Irminger Current
→
West Greenland Current → |
| hasMarineEcosystem |
cold-water marine ecosystem
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| hasMaximumDepth |
approximately 4300 m
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| hasOutflow |
Labrador Current
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|
| hasPrimaryLanguageRegion |
English
→
French → Greenlandic → |
| hasProcess |
open-ocean deep convection in winter
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| hasSalinity |
relatively low surface salinity
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| hasWaterMass |
Labrador Sea Water
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| hasWaterTemperature |
cold surface waters
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| importantFor |
carbon uptake by the ocean
→
global thermohaline circulation → heat exchange between ocean and atmosphere → |
| knownFor |
deep convection
→
formation of Labrador Sea Water → role in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation → role in North Atlantic Deep Water formation → |
| locatedBetween |
Greenland
→
Labrador Peninsula → |
| locatedIn |
Arctic-subarctic transition zone
→
Northern Hemisphere → Northwestern Atlantic Ocean → |
| namedAfter |
Labrador region
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| partOf |
North Atlantic Ocean
→
subpolar North Atlantic → |
| subjectOfStudy |
climate science
→
marine biology → physical oceanography → |