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History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy

1973 BRACAN-1 (Brazil - Canary Islands) Cable
Attachment 8.3

OCEAN SETS AND DRIFT RATES

The following data was determined by Mr. J. Neal from the Navigation Log and the track records.

Positions
Deg/mins

   Set
Degrees		 Drift Rate
(knots)
       
Brazilian Continental Margin   Negligible Negligible
to      
07 00 S 38 00 W    
 
07 00 S 38 00 W    
to   330 0.7
05 37 S 32 00 W    
 
05 37 S 32 00 W    
to   278 1.3
02 12 S 30 00 W    
 
02 12 S 30 00 W    
to   282 0.8
01 15 S 29 00 W    
 
01 15 S 29 30 W    
to   279 0.3
00 10 N 28 51'W    
 
00 10 N 28 51 W    
to   275 1.5
01 00 N 28 35 W    
 
01 00 N 28 09 W    
to   297 2.3
02 00 N 28 09 W    
 
02 00 N 28 09 W    
to   277 2.2
03 04 N 27 30 W    
 
03 15 N 27 32 W    
to   161 0.4
05 15 N 26 27 W    
 
04 34 N 26 48 W    
to   139 1.25
05 52 N 26 25 W    
 
05 59 N 26 13 W    
to   028 1.1
08 18 N 24 59 W    
 
08 18 N 24 59 W    
to   227 0.3
09 39 N 24 03 W    
 
09 39 N 24 03 W    
to   279 0.5
11 00 N 23 31 W    
 
11 00 N 23 31W    
to   356 0.4
12 17 N 22 48 W    
 
12 17 N 22 48 W    
to   229 0.5
15 04 N 21 14'W    
 
15 04 N 21 14 W    
to   258 0.6
18 17 N 20 40 W    
 
18 17 N 20 40 W    
to   282 0.7
19 11 N 20 38 W    
 
19 11 N 20 38 W    
to   273 1.0
20 15 N 19 22 W    
 
15 08 N 21 18 W    
to   173 0.5
19 47 N 20 28 W    
 
20 15 N 19 22 W    
to   316 0.5
21 57 N 19 26 W    
 
21 57 N 19 26 W    
to   313 0.3
24 34 N 17 23 W    
 
24 34 N 17 23 W    
to   307 0.6
26 10 N 16 25 W    
 
26 10 N 16 25 W    
to   210 0.5
27 13 N 15 20 W    
 
19 47 N 20 28 W    
to   225 0.2
27 16 N 15 20 W    
 

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Last revised: 10 September, 2005

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