The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to :

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• With reference to Ocean currents consider the following statements: 1. West Australian current is a warm current. 2. North East Monsoon Drift flows in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 3. Equatorial counter current does not flow in the Indian Ocean during winter season. 4. Kuroshic current in the Pacific Ocean is like Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean. [NDA 2001]
• Consider the following statements regarding the distribution and pattern of isotherms 1. In the northern hemisphere, isotherms bend sharply equator-ward over the continents during winter. 2. Temperature gradients are greater in summer than in winter in the northern hemisphere. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009]
• The ____ current is a cold water current.
• It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because: [Railways 1993]
• Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? 1. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates 2. Plankton - the chief fish feed - thrives in these regions 3. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated 4. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
• Which among these is a cold current
• The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as [NDA 2011]
• The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
• In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in
• The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as