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Encyclopedia > Norwegian Current

The Norwegian Current is warm water current that north-easterly along the Atlantic coast of Norway. The Norwegian Current is the final stage of the movement of water initiated by the Gulf Stream. For the album by Ocean Colour Scene, see North Atlantic Drift (album) The Gulf Stream is orange and yellow in this representation of water temperatures of the Atlantic. ...


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Ocean current - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (393 words)
Surface ocean currents are generally wind driven and develop their typical clockwise spirals in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise rotation in the southern hemisphere due to the imposed wind stresses.
The areas of surface ocean currents move somewhat with the seasons, this is most notable in equatorial currents.
These currents that flow under the surface of the ocean, and are thus hidden from immediate detection, are called submarine rivers.
Norwegian Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (373 words)
The Norwegian Sea, the Greenland Sea and the Icelandic Sea are sometimes collectively referred to as the Nordic Seas.
As a result, there is a warm surface current and a cold depth current running along the west coast of Norway.
In the Norwegian Atlantic Current, a branch of the Gulf Stream carries warm water masses northward and contributes to the mild and moist climate in Norway.
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