148 :MARI0X EXPEDITIOX to DAVIS strait and BAFFIN BAY 



dead water, but eventually they are likely to be carried ao:ain to the 

 southward alonfr the Labrador shelf. The inshore bero;s that enter 

 the strait foUoAv a longer and more circuitous route but a more cer- 



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The Surface Currents of Davis Strait 



FiGrkE 9t5. — The arrows indicntt." the direction of tlie surface currents 

 and tile nuniliers on tlie map indicate the velocity in miles per day. 



tain one. Probably the most important feature in this locality is the 

 narrow bandina of the current in the offinir of Hudson Strait. 



