. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. 296 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN CHAP. American coast-water). Farther north the salinity decreases, being a little more than per thousand off the south-western coasts of Europe, and between and per thousand farther. north off the British Isles towards the Faroe Islands and Iceland. In the northern part of the ocean the saltest and warmest water is found on the European side, the Gulf Stream
. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. Oceanography. 296 DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN CHAP. American coast-water). Farther north the salinity decreases, being a little more than per thousand off the south-western coasts of Europe, and between and per thousand farther. north off the British Isles towards the Faroe Islands and Iceland. In the northern part of the ocean the saltest and warmest water is found on the European side, the Gulf Stream making its influence felt there, whereas the less salt and much colder water- masses south of Greenland are derived from the polar Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Murray, John, Sir, 1841-1914; Hjort, Johan, 1869-. London Macmillan
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