This book deals with the physical aspects of the sea as exemplified by the Pacific Ocean and the contiguous waters of the British Columbia coast. Although principally devoted to waves, currents and tides, the book spans a broad spectrum of topics ranging from meteorology and marine biology to past and present marine geology. It attempts to elucidate the nature of oceanic motions and to relate them to everyday experience for the general interest of the casual reader and for the practical benefit of the professional mariner, scientist, or engineer

British Columbia, Coasts, Coasts British Columbia, Littoral Colombie-Britannique, Oceanography, Oceanography British Columbia, Océanographie, Océanographie Colombie-Britannique, Pacific Coast (B.C.), oceanography

1. Historical setting
2. The coast today
3. Tides and tidal streams
4. Secondary currents
5. Upwelling: Bringing cold water to the surface
6. Nature of ocean waves
7. Generation of wind waves
8. Shallow-water waves
9. Tsunamis (tidal waves)
10. Strait of Georgia
11. Juan de Fuca Strait
12. Johnstone Strait region
13. Deep-sea region
14. Northern shelf region