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shallow pans carved out of the sea coast create many pools with a seascape in the background
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The Salt Pans

 The Mediterranean is super salty due to intense evaporation. Here, locals in...
arrows represent water movement
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The Ekman Spiral

 As wind blows over the surface layer of water, friction between the two pulls the...
a map of North America with the swirling tides
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Visualizing Currents

 Currents on the ocean surface are driven by wind, temperature, gravity, and the...
A school of yellowfin surgeonfish feed near dusk off Canton Island in the Phoenix Islands.
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Yellowfin Surgeonfish

 A school of yellowfin surgeonfish, Acanthurus xanthopterus, feed near dusk off...
The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while crossing “La Grande Mer du Sud”—the Pacific Ocean.
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Pacific Ocean Currents

 The arrows show the direction of ocean currents recorded by William Dampier while...