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• NOAA's National Ocean Service. "Currents." March 25, 2008. (April 15, 2008) http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/currents/welcome.html
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  http://learningdemo.com/noaa/
• NOAA's National Ocean Service. "Tides and Water Levels." March 25, 2008. (April 18, 2008)
  http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/
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