NDBC 45198 · Buoy · Great Lakes

Chicago, IL

41°53.5′N 087°33.8′W · 30 ft deep

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Nearest shore 3 mi WSW, 256°T 5 mi ENE of Chicago Coastline: Natural Earth · places: GeoNames

A simulation of the sea at this buoy, built from its wave measurements. The wave heights, periods and directions are real; the exact position of each crest is not. How it is made

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