WAVE OF HIGH WATER. 319 



h. m. 



Cape Florida . . . .... . i 54 



Key West, Gulf of Mexico . . . . 2 37 



Cape Catoclie, Yucatan 3^8 



San Bias, Mexico . . . . . . . 4 41 



Mazatlan 4 46 



San Diego Bay, California .... 5 27 



Monterey 6 29 



Port Bodega, near San Francisco . 7 28 



Port Orford 7 44 



Oregon, or Columbia Biver . . . 831 



Sitka, Russian America . . . . 9 34 



The ice-bound northern frontier presents unconform- 

 able results; the water-spaces, when not frozen, having 

 much of the character of inland seas. 



The continent of Europe, grouped as it is with Asia 

 and Africa, cannot be enclosed within a circular line ; and 

 in cases of this kind it is found that where any distinct traces 

 of progression appear, the coast-line is usually divided into 

 two or more segments, each having an independent wave. 



Starting from Cadiz, and proceeding to the North Cape, 

 the hours are as under : — 



h, m. 



Cadiz 2 10 



Belem, Lisbon 3 7 



Cape Finisterre 3 37 



Ushant 3 52 



Abervrach 4 32 



Tregnier 5 45 



Alderney 6 55 



Cherbourg 7 55 



Havre 95^ 



Dieppe 112 



Calais 11 42 



Dunkirk . n 58 



