Labrador Current, surface oceanic current flowing southward along the west side of theLabrador Sea. Flowing through theDavis Strait, the Labrador Current is a combination of theWest Greenland Current, theBaffin Island Current, and inflow fromHudson Strait. The current is cold and has a low salinity; it maintains temperatures of less than 32° F (0° C) and salinities in the range of 30 to 34 parts per 1,000. The Labrador Current is limited to thecontinental shelf and reaches depths only slightly greater than 2,000 feet (600 meters). Its volume of water transport varies between about 125,000,000 and 190,000,000 cubic feet (3,500,000 and 5,400,000 cubic meters) per second and annually carries several thousand icebergs southward.