Jarvis Island is an uninhabited, less than 2-square-mile island that barely rises 20 feet out of the ocean. But it is located in a strategic spot to study the Equatorial Undercurrent, which flows along the Equator from west to east.

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Jarvis Island is an uninhabited, less than 2-square-mile island that barely rises 20 feet out of the ocean. But it is located in a strategic spot to study the Equatorial Undercurrent, which flows along the Equator from west to east.

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Jarvis Island is an uninhabited, less than 2-square-mile island that barely rises 20 feet out of the ocean. But it is located in a strategic spot to study the Equatorial Undercurrent, which flows along the Equator from west to east. photo copyright Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Graphic Services taken at and featuring the class

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