Meaning of halistatic | Babel Free

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Concerning an area of a sea or ocean that has no currents passing through it, especially the area at the centre of a gyre.

not-comparable

Examples

“Thus, by describing a great circle in the ocean, the Gulf Stream and its continuations in the North Atlantic form⟳ the boundary of an enormous eddy, which the German scientist Haeckel wished to regard as a "halistatic area." This is a term which you will not find⟳ in your dictionary or encyclopedia. It explains what Haeckel thought of the comparative changelessness of this portion of the ocean.”

“The Caspian Sea is encircled by a large cyclonic current, forming two powerful halistatic areas in the Southern and Central Caspian (Fig. 259). [...] There is a separate⟳ cyclonic current in the southern part of the Southern Caspian with its own⟳ halistatic area in the centre.”

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