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LONGITUDE
60°
120°
180°
120°
60°
0°
80°
80°
Arctic Ocean
60°
60°
40°
40°
Atlantic
Ocean
20°
20°
Pacific
Ocean
0°
0°
20°
20°
Indian
Ocean
40°
40°
Waves > 5m in height
Waves < 5m in height
Ice-protected coasts
and enclosed seas
Southern Ocean
60°
60°
0
5000
km
Major storm tracks
60°
120°
180°
120°
60°
0°
Source: Partly after Davies (1980)
Plate 17.12
Semi-hard defences, in the form of a seawall
(mid-distance) protecting low-lying farmland and tourist
infrastructure at Dinas Dinlle, on the Irish Sea coast of north-
west Wales.
Photo: Ken Addison
