This cartoon represents the large scale circulation in the northwest North Atlantic Ocean. The short black line represents the line of instruments maintained in this study. The blue line denotes the cold Labrador Current flowing southward along the shelf break. The blue dotted lines represent alternate pathways for some of the Labrador Current waters in addition to the main pathway which retroflects near 42N and then flows northward along the inshore edge of the North Altantic Current. The latter is denoted by the long red line, as it brings warm waters northward from the Gulf Stream. The large red eddy feature represents the Mann Eddy, which is believed to be a permanent circulation feature in this region. The thin solid red line indicating flow eastward near 40N and -47E denotes the Azores Current. The thin dashed red lines indicate possible recirculation pathways all along the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current. These are not intended to represent permanent jet structures. The transport loss may be broadly distributed or localized, contributing to recirculation on either side of the currents. The numbers represent absolute transport estimates in Sverdrups made at the indicated location during this and other studies. One exception is the 30 Sv estimate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which was determined relative to a level of no motion at the top of the ridge. The question mark indicates the lack of an absolute estimate for the Azores Current transport. The 90 Sv throughput observed along our transect and the 30 Sv estimate of the flow leaving this portion of the basin provide the impetus for our hypothesis that there is significant recirculation occuring either inshore, offshore, or on both sides of the North Atlantic Current.