Figure 3A is a composite of 15 current stations in August in 

 the eastern part of Bering Strait; the flow ranges between 

 west-northwest and north-northeast and indicates persistent speeds 

 ranging between 0.2 and 2.1 knots. Figure 3^ is a composite of eight 

 current stations in the western part of the strait; the flow there 

 is weaker but still persists between west-northwest and north between 

 0.4 and 1.4 knots. The current in the Chukchi Sea is augmented by the 

 East Siberian Coastal Current, which joins the north-setting Bering 

 Cixrrent north of East Cape. 



Northeast of Wrangel Island, in the vicinity of 72 °N, 175 °W, 

 five current meter stations showed the current to be outside the 

 limit of the northeast flow. The current near the surface appeared 

 to be mainly tidal, changing direction periodically; the tidal 

 effect lessens considerably to a depth of 40 meters and disappears 

 near the bottom. 



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