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[โ€“] lemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why are there such high differences around Britain and pretty much nowhere else? I understand why the Mediterranean sea has almost none, such a large volume just can't pass the Gibraltar, but I don't understand why there is so much water moving around Britain. Is it just water moving along and being stopped by land wihnout having much other places to flow?

[โ€“] MBM 1 points 9 months ago

Semi-related: never thoughts about this before, but there must be massive currents near Gibraltar