Transarctic current

The Transarctic Current is one of the main currents of the Arctic Ocean , providing ice transport from Alaska to Svalbard and Greenland .

Transarctic current
Transarctic Current (highlighted in blue)
Ocean	Arctic Ocean
Type of	Cold

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Transarctic Current (highlighted in purple)

The transarctic current is primarily due to river flow. More than half of the river flow comes from the rivers of Asia and Alaska , so there is a constant stock movement of water and ice. This movement is supported by the influx of Pacific waters flowing through the Bering Strait. A transarctic current forms, which crosses the ocean and rushes into the strait between Svalbard and Greenland in its western part.

The transarctic current is a mechanism that provides directional ice drift, which is used, in particular, to organize polar drift stations.