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Map of the North Atlantic Ocean showing the extent of the ice-rafted debris (IRD) belt shaded in purple, stretching from the eastern coast of North America toward Europe. The map also depicts the locations of Greenland, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, areas covered by ice during glacial maxima in light gray, and the paths of ocean currents, with the Gulf Stream and other warm currents marked in red and cool currents in blue.

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