What is an amphidromic point?
A) A node in the center of the Earth
B) A node in the center of an ocean basin
C) A node in the center of the Earth-moon orbit
D) A node that indicates the peak in a tidal wave's crest

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This is a no-tide point in the ocean, centered at an ocean basin. A tidal crest rotates around the amphidromic point. Information can be found in the section The Dynamic Theory of Tides Adds Fluid Motion Dynamics to the Equilibrium.

What Is an Amphidromic Point