and, Scotland andIreland, and even across to Norway. In likemanner, the Portuguese men-of-war (Physalia,Velella)and those oceanic snails with violet shells161 Masterpieces of Science called Ianthinse, are now and then brought asvisitors to our coasts, though usually confinedto warmer seas far to… … Fig. 44.—Map of the Atlantic, showing course of theGulf Stream northwards, nearly parallel to the coast of theUnited States, it strikes across the AtlanticOcean in a north-easterly direction. Warmcurrents, which continue the direction of theGulf Stream, set on to the western shores ofBritain and…
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