PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY 



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In this map (200 fathoms) the lines south and east of the 

 Newfoundland Banks have a peculiar form. The warm and 



Alternating 

 currents off 

 Newfound- 

 land Bank. 



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salt water-masses appear to be cleft in two by a colder wedge 

 from the north-east. This indicates a current towards the 

 south-west, forcing its way between the other water-masses 

 flowing in the opposite direction. Now, it is quite possible 



