Located in eastern Canada, the Gulf of St. Lawrence owes many of its unique characteristics to its geography. Sea water flows into and out of the gulf through only two channels. Currents and tides sweep cold, Arctic seawater through the narrow Strait of Belle Isle in the north. In the south, the wider Cabot Strait admits warmer water from the Atlantic Gulf Stream. With no other outlet to the Atlantic, the Gulf of St. Lawrence is relatively isolated.
Published Apr 12, 2008
Cool rain and runoff, combined with the overturning of sea water, has cooled off the sea.
Published Sep 3, 2017Image of the Day Water Severe Storms Human Presence Remote Sensing
The Gulf Stream is a warm current amidst the cool North Atlantic. But the pattern is hardly uniform.
Published Dec 22, 2013
One of the strongest ocean currents on Earth ferries heat from the tropics into the far North Atlantic and toward Europe.
Published Apr 20, 2005
The huge pulse of rainwater and the churning effect of the storm on the Gulf of Mexico has dramatically lowered sea surface temperatures.
Published Aug 31, 2017
In the summer months, a large portion of the Mississippi River outflow heads southeast into the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Sep 22, 2005
