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the station near an industrial centre and then oatirig it into position
halved the construction costs. The experimental station was com—
missioned on New Year’s Eve,
“31, 1968. Anotherinteresting proposal is that a tidal power station should be built in
north—western Australia at Collier Bay. Although the demand for
electrical power is not very great in this sparsely populated area, it
could provide fresh water by desalination for a very sizeàble area…
of the arid north—western regÏOn. Ai1‘d the—n there is yet another
suggestion for- a tidal power station atPassamaquoddy. ;
.
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.
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,
…
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‘
In 1947,.the Norwegian‘scientiä‘Dr Thor Heyerdahl
out «With
‘
ve companions from Callaô in
raft named after a"
Polynesian“sun god, the Kan Tiki. After 1110 days of Sailing and
arrived at the Tuamotu islands…
journey of 4,300 miles, The
by the Wind but mainlyçbyaoceanacurrents,
(or Hum.—
boldt) Crit—rent
.:‘iby th€_9‘West “Coast ofr“180uthî
America ‘:and then»theg,South Eduatoriàl 'Cüri‘ént Whichæsweeps
westward across the
Ocean; Unlike the waves
energy travels the Oceans, Ocean currents:=involveithegmovement'of
countless millions of gallons of Water, Theyfare
system of the Earth and,
human citeûlatŒy
one
of their most important roles”is asia transport system; they carry
heat and minerals as well as
contaminants” ahhht the
Earth.
‘g_
‘
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for ThorHeyerdahl’s epic‘ voyage was
?
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to.Ï-see hoÎw
QS oth Amerrcanscame
this}
on “these currents;
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writings îbf
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off
south—east Africa, for example, Ï»£However, ;1 not until atheftimes of
Matthew Fontaine MadtyWaS
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surface‘: Currents
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not generally
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current»of 1° 5 … knots has
; feet over' Blakeïs
Plateau on »,çhe eastern edge of thé; United States. Deep—ocean
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the station near an industrial centre and then oatirig it into position
halved the construction costs. The experimental station was com—
missioned on New Year’s Eve,
“31, 1968. Anotherinteresting proposal is that a tidal power station should be built in
north—western Australia at Collier Bay. Although the demand for
electrical power is not very great in this sparsely populated area, it
could provide fresh water by desalination for a very sizeàble area…
of the arid north—western regÏOn. Ai1‘d the—n there is yet another
suggestion for- a tidal power station atPassamaquoddy. ;
.
«
A
.
*
,
…
w
‘
In 1947,.the Norwegian‘scientiä‘Dr Thor Heyerdahl
out «With
‘
ve companions from Callaô in
raft named after a"
Polynesian“sun god, the Kan Tiki. After 1110 days of Sailing and
arrived at the Tuamotu islands…
journey of 4,300 miles, The
by the Wind but mainlyçbyaoceanacurrents,
(or Hum.—
boldt) Crit—rent
.:‘iby th€_9‘West “Coast ofr“180uthî
America ‘:and then»theg,South Eduatoriàl 'Cüri‘ént Whichæsweeps
westward across the
Ocean; Unlike the waves
energy travels the Oceans, Ocean currents:=involveithegmovement'of
countless millions of gallons of Water, Theyfare
system of the Earth and,
human citeûlatŒy
one
of their most important roles”is asia transport system; they carry
heat and minerals as well as
contaminants” ahhht the
Earth.
‘g_
‘
The
for ThorHeyerdahl’s epic‘ voyage was
?
PolÿneSia- could have
to.Ï-see hoÎw
QS oth Amerrcanscame
this}
on “these currents;
recent
navigatbrs
writings îbf
=POlÔ:inclüde :mentiôn:oftheéAgùlhas
off
south—east Africa, for example, Ï»£However, ;1 not until atheftimes of
Matthew Fontaine MadtyWaS
e‘0rt:ïhadÿz to «map all the.
surface‘: Currents
TheSe currentsï1
not generally
extend much Î more
"? than“ a
the:
Even…the Gulf Stream;
as the mightièst of the
ocean
itsforceby about I,200*feét, although a
current»of 1° 5 … knots has
; feet over' Blakeïs
Plateau on »,çhe eastern edge of thé; United States. Deep—ocean