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Why Newfoundland has thick fog all the year around?

Answer:
Because two ocean currents meet- the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream. The associated airmasses mix- warm air from Gulf Stream is warm and moist, Labrador cold, so the moisture in the warm air cools and condenses.
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