Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is are correct It keeps the west...........

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Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?

It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice free
It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe
It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog

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I, II and III

I and II only

II only

I and III only

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The North Atlantic Current (NAC), also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement, is a powerful warm western boundary current that extends the Gulf Stream north-eastward. The NAC originates from where the Gulf Stream turns north at the Southeast Newfoundland Rise, a submarine ridge that stretches south- east from the Grand Banks. 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 in the south and 20 Sv as it cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.