Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models.

Name: Thousands of lost shoes in the Pacific helped oceanographers refine circulation models.
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The shoes were lost after a container ship lost its cargo during a storm. The shoes began washing up from British Columbia to Oregon. Some shoes even completed an entire rotation of the North Pacific Gyre. Information can be found in the section Studying Currents.

Thousands of Lost Shoes in the Pacific Helped Oceanographers Refine