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the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The NAC flows northward east of the Grand Banks, from 40°N to 51°N, before turning sharply east to cross the Atlantic. It transports more warm tropical water to northern latitudes than any other boundary current; more than 40 Sv 40 e6m3/s in the south and 20 Sv 20 e6m3/s as it crosses the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It reaches speeds of 2 kn near the North American

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