Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . SIXV o 2 Surface and Under-Currents. 57 the west coast of Africa, Australia, and South America, arediverted northwards towards the Equator; the latter, piled upby the rotating earth against the east coasts of these continents,flow as under-currents in the same direction, both returning inthe character of warm currents towards their old home at thePole. The annexed diagram represents the surface and under-currents which, in accordance with the above theoretical deduc-tions, compose the system of circulation in our princip
Thalassa; an essay on the depth, temperature, and currents of the ocean . SIXV o 2 Surface and Under-Currents. 57 the west coast of Africa, Australia, and South America, arediverted northwards towards the Equator; the latter, piled upby the rotating earth against the east coasts of these continents,flow as under-currents in the same direction, both returning inthe character of warm currents towards their old home at thePole. The annexed diagram represents the surface and under-currents which, in accordance with the above theoretical deduc-tions, compose the system of circulation in our principal oceanicbasins {Fig. 12). CHAPTER IV. THE TEMPERATURE SECTIONS SURVEYED BY IN THE ATLANTIC. From Teneriffe to Sombrero and St. Thomas—From St. Thomas to Hahfax—BetweenCape May, , and Madeira—From Madeira to Tristan dAcunha—BetweenCape Palmas and Cape S. Roque—Between Cape S. Roque and TristandAcunha—From the Falkland Islands to the Cape of Good Hope. The Oceanic Temperature Sections Surveyed by Challenger.—The accompanying di
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