Sentences with phrase «largest tidal ranges»

Watch one of the largest tidal ranges in the world from your window, the speed at which the water comes up and down the beach is truly impressive.

Not exact matches

«These temperatures are particularly extreme in regions when the tidal range is large when compared to the water depth over a reef, which can cause shallow water to «pond» within reefs for extended periods of time each day,» Lowe said in a statement.

At some places the tidal range is so large that your first surfing purchase should be a tide table and not a surfboard.

Its tidal range, the difference in depth between high and low tides, of around 15 metres is among the largest in the world.

Ranging from small - scale turbine units on the sea floor to large - scale turbines on vertical towers or suspended from boats, tidal current exploitation technology is still very much in the infant stage of development.

While there are a range of renewable sources that can provide on site power directly for industrial activities, in many cases it will be more convenient and possibly more efficient to take power from large renewables projects linked up via the grid - e.g. large offshore wind farms, wave farms, tidal farms, or desert solar projects.