Baffin Island 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]

Baffin Island Current

References

1. "Baffin Island Current -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
2. 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. Bibcode:2015PrOce.132..305M. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.001.
3. "Baffin Bay & Davis Strait".
4. Münchow, Andreas; Falkner, Kelly K.; Melling, Humfrey (2015). "Baffin Island and West Greenland Current Systems in northern Baffin Bay" (PDF). Progress in Oceanography. 132. Elsevier BV: 305–317. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2014.04.001. ISSN 0079-6611. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

See also

• Labrador Current
• East Greenland Current

64.724°N 62.629°W / 64.724; -62.629