Note 70 — Chapter IX · EXAMINATION OF THE GRAVITATION THEORY OF OCEANIC CIRCULATION.—THE MECHANICS OF DR. CARPENTER’S THEORY.
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The average depth of the Pacific Ocean, as found by the soundings of Captain Belknap, of the U.S. steamer Tuscarora, made during January and February, 1874, is about 2,400 fathoms. The depth of the Atlantic is somewhat less.