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East Greenland Current - Definition and Overview

The East Greenland Current originates in the Arctic Ocean and brings cold, low salinity, Southbound water along the East Coast of Greenland. It is one of the five main currents that make up the subpolar gyre, which provides a major outflow of cold Arctic waters into the Atlantic Ocean.

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