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Identifier: arctictides00usco (find matches)
Title: Arctic tides
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Harris, Rollin Arthur, 1863-
Subjects: Tides
Publisher: Washington, Govt. Print. Off.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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nett Island probably aid in increasing the range of thesemidaily tide to 2.5 feet; this range measures only 1.1 feet at Teplitz Bay. Thesame shoaling doubtless increases the range of the diurnal wave somewhat.Yet, as already noted, the observed diurnal range is much smaller than theequilibrium value. The decided westward drift observed by Mikkelsen and LefEngwell off thenorthern coast of Alaska is alone strong evidence against Nansens hypothesis of anunobstructed polar basin. The westerly direction taken by the Jeannette, especially during the last fivemonths of her drifting, does not suggest unobstructed deep water to the northwardof eastern Siberia. The time required by casks deposited off Point Barrow and off Cape Bathurstto reach their destinations on the northeastern coast of Iceland and the northerncoast of Norway, viz., about five and one-half and eight and one-fourth years,respectively, while not disproving, certainly do not favor the hypothesis in question. o ^c\. t^J \ \ \ \
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U, S. Coast and Geodetic Si COTIDAL LINES FOR THE ARCTIC REGIONS IE 0 II

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