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... coast of the United States , there are two equal high tides each day . Parts of the Gulf of Mexico experience diurnal tides ( one high and one low tide each day ) —a rare tidal pattern . " Mixed " tides occur on the western coast of the ...
... coast of the United States , there are two equal high tides each day . Parts of the Gulf of Mexico experience diurnal tides ( one high and one low tide each day ) —a rare tidal pattern . " Mixed " tides occur on the western coast of the ...
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... coast , but their effect is not a positive one . Estuaries are being destroyed at an alarming rate to make room for marinas , homes and other coastal develop- ments . On the Pacific coast of the United States , 90 % of the coastal ...
... coast , but their effect is not a positive one . Estuaries are being destroyed at an alarming rate to make room for marinas , homes and other coastal develop- ments . On the Pacific coast of the United States , 90 % of the coastal ...
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... coast of the Americas and in limited areas off the coasts of Antarctica , Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa are they able to grow . Sunlight filters through giant kelp blades in this kelp forest off the coast of California ...
... coast of the Americas and in limited areas off the coasts of Antarctica , Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa are they able to grow . Sunlight filters through giant kelp blades in this kelp forest off the coast of California ...
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