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Drifts of Bottles Reveal Atlantic Currents and Distances
Numerous bottles adrift from vessels tested by the United States government reveal drift paths and speeds across the Atlantic. Journeys include 520 and 420 day voyages with distances up to 9 100 miles, illustrating currents from Newfoundland to Norway and toward the Canary Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic
Newfoundland
England
Spain
Africa
Ane
Bahama Islands
Aratic
Britain
Greenland
Lealand
Arctic
Norway
New York
Cuba
Central America
Mexico
New Orleans
South America
Florida
North Carolina
Brazil
Delaware
Chesapeake
Hydrographic Office
Europe
St. George's Chinery
Guloe
Prine of
Azores
Scotland
Canaries
Tarus
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Passage
Straits of Florida
New York World