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{{short description|A north Atlantic current setting westward off the southwest coast of Iceland}} |
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| ⚫ | The '''Irminger Current''' is a north [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[ocean current]] setting westward off the southwest coast of [[Iceland]]. It is composed of relatively warm and saline waters from the eastern North Atlantic that are fed by the [[North Atlantic Drift]]. The Irminger Current is part of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. |
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| ⚫ | The '''Irminger Current''' is a north [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] [[ocean current]] setting westward off the southwest coast of [[Iceland]]. It is composed of relatively warm and saline waters from the eastern North Atlantic that are fed by the [[North Atlantic Drift]]. The Irminger Current is part of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. The current is named after Danish vice-admiral {{ill|Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger|da|Carl Irminger|de|Carl Irminger}} (1802–1888).<ref>Kommandør Axel Fiedler: „Om Irminger Havets og Irmingerstrømmens navn“. ''Søværnsorientering'' Nr. '''1''', March 2003 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182555/http://forsvaret.dk/NR/rdonlyres/CCF505C2-38C3-4FD4-BE9C-19FA92C8540E/0/Irminger.pdf Google-HTML-Version]</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Irminger Sea]] |
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* [[Ocean currents]] |
* [[Ocean currents]] |
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* [[Oceanic gyres]] |
* [[Oceanic gyres]] |
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* [[Physical oceanography]] |
* [[Physical oceanography]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 13 July 2024
The Irminger Current is a north Atlantic ocean current setting westward off the southwest coast of Iceland. It is composed of relatively warm and saline waters from the eastern North Atlantic that are fed by the North Atlantic Drift. The Irminger Current is part of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. The current is named after Danish vice-admiral Carl Ludvig Christian Irminger (1802–1888).[1]
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[edit]- ^ Kommandør Axel Fiedler: „Om Irminger Havets og Irmingerstrømmens navn“. Søværnsorientering Nr. 1, March 2003 Google-HTML-Version
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