The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Ocean . In the Southern Hemisphere the subpolar low - pressure areas lie near 60 ° latitude in a con- tinuous belt over the relatively mild Antarctic Ocean . In the Northern Hemisphere , on the other hand , there are two distinct ...
... Ocean . In the Southern Hemisphere the subpolar low - pressure areas lie near 60 ° latitude in a con- tinuous belt over the relatively mild Antarctic Ocean . In the Northern Hemisphere , on the other hand , there are two distinct ...
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... OCEAN CURRENTS The oceans have an extensive influence on cli- mates everywhere in the world except at the centers of large continents . Oceanography is of great importance , therefore , in the study of cli- mates . Because of the ocean's ...
... OCEAN CURRENTS The oceans have an extensive influence on cli- mates everywhere in the world except at the centers of large continents . Oceanography is of great importance , therefore , in the study of cli- mates . Because of the ocean's ...
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... ocean basins ; the continents are like rafts or lighter crustal material floating on the mantle . MANTLE CONTINENT RASIA EUROPE MADAGASCAR INDIA GONDWANALAND AUSTRALIA CONTINENTAL DRIFT theory. 688 CONTINENT , one of the great continuous ...
... ocean basins ; the continents are like rafts or lighter crustal material floating on the mantle . MANTLE CONTINENT RASIA EUROPE MADAGASCAR INDIA GONDWANALAND AUSTRALIA CONTINENTAL DRIFT theory. 688 CONTINENT , one of the great continuous ...
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