Labrador Sea - Extent

Extent

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The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Labrador Sea as follows:

On the North: the South limit of Davis Strait .

On the East: a line from Cape St. Francis 47°45′N 52°27′W / 47.75°N 52.45°W / 47.75; -52.45 (Cape St. Francis) (Newfoundland) to Cape Farewell (Greenland).

On the West: the East Coast of Labrador and Newfoundland and the Northeast limit of the Gulf of St. Lawrence – a line running from Cape Bauld (North point of Kirpon Island, 51°40′N 55°25′W / 51.667°N 55.417°W / 51.667; -55.417 (Cape Bauld)) to the East extreme of Belle Isle and on to the Northeast Ledge (52°02′N 55°15′W / 52.033°N 55.25°W / 52.033; -55.25 (Belle Isle)). Thence a line joining this ledge with the East extreme of Cape St. Charles (52°13'N) in Labrador.

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