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... ocean currents Residence time of elements in the sea Conti- nental drift. 100,000 years . The main features of this ... ocean cur- rents and circulation , waves and tides , and ocean - atmo- sphere interactions . Chemical oceanography ...
... ocean currents Residence time of elements in the sea Conti- nental drift. 100,000 years . The main features of this ... ocean cur- rents and circulation , waves and tides , and ocean - atmo- sphere interactions . Chemical oceanography ...
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... Ocean ( W.V.D'A . ) The Indian Ocean is that part of the world ocean that lies south of Asia and between Africa and Australia , extend- ing south to Antarctica . Although it stretches for more than 6,200 miles ( 10,000 kilometres ) ...
... Ocean ( W.V.D'A . ) The Indian Ocean is that part of the world ocean that lies south of Asia and between Africa and Australia , extend- ing south to Antarctica . Although it stretches for more than 6,200 miles ( 10,000 kilometres ) ...
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... oceans , including the Indian Ocean . Thereafter , there were nu- merous expeditions . Circumnavigational voyages following World War II were made by the Danish " Galathea , " the Swedish " Al- batross , " and the English " Challenger ...
... oceans , including the Indian Ocean . Thereafter , there were nu- merous expeditions . Circumnavigational voyages following World War II were made by the Danish " Galathea , " the Swedish " Al- batross , " and the English " Challenger ...
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