The center of an open ocean tidal system is called a(n):
A) amphidromic center.
B) cotidal center.
C) rotary center.
D) seiche.
E) tidal flux.

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The center of an open ocean tidal system is called an amphidromic center. This is the point of zero tidal oscillation, where the tidal waves rotate around the center in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Center of an Open Ocean Tidal System Is Called