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Show Variation in Saa Level It Is not correct to 6ay that sea level Is the same all the world over. The land masses rising above the ocean basins tend to attract the waters wa-ters nnd alter the sea level. For example, ex-ample, the Andes mountains pull up the water adjacent to them, as do also the Himalayas In India. It has been found that the sea water at the mouth of the Indus Is 300 feet higher than around the Island of Ceylon. In addition addi-tion to tliis attraction by land masses there are also temporary and slight Inequalities. |