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Converging Oceaniac Internal Waves, Somalia, Africa
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Converging Oceaniac Internal Waves, Somalia, Africa

NASA / JSC · 1988-10-03 · photograph (digital archive)

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The arculate fronts of these apparently converging internal waves off the northeast coast of Somalia (11.5N, 51.5E) probably were produced by interaction with two parallel submarine canyons off the Horn of Africa. Internal waves are packets of tidally generated waves traveling within the ocean at varying depths and are not detectable by any surface disturbance.

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DESERTSEARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE)INDIAN OCEANINTERNAL WAVESOCEANSSTS-26TIDES
Credit lineConverging Oceaniac Internal Waves, Somalia, Africa. NASA/JSC, 1988-10-03. Public domain. ID: s26-42-015.
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