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the opposite direction, from south to north, and has been traced beyond 

 the Equator to latitude 35°N. 



7(fS 60' 50° 40" 



20° 10° S 0° N 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60°N 





70°S 60° 50° 40° 30° 20° Kf S 0° N 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60°N 



70° S 60° 50° 40° 30° 20° 10° S 0° N 10° 20° 30° 40° 50° 6CfN 



Fig. 60. Vertical sections showing distribution of temperature, salinity, and 

 oxygen in the Western Atlantic Ocean (after Wiist). 



The North Atlantic Deep Water crosses the Equator and continues 

 toward the south above the Antarctic Bottom Water. On the other 

 hand, it sinks below the Antarctic Intermediate Water and therefore, 

 in the South Atlantic Ocean, it becomes ''sandwiched" between the 

 Antarctic Intermediate Water and the Antarctic Bottom Water, both of 



