GPS World, January 2017
WATCH MARKET 2 SURVEY T he World Meteorological Organization WMO Colossal North Atlantic Wave Recorded announced the highest wave on record a behemoth that towered 19 meters 623 feet or about five building storeys above the North Atlantic Examination of data sent by an automated buoy showed the monster wave rose on Feb 4 2013 at a remote spot between Britain and Iceland The mighty wave occurred after a strong cold front came through the area producing winds up of 438 knots 81 kilometers 504 miles per hour The previous record height for a wave was 60 feet in December 2007 also in the North Atlantic Automated buoys are vital tools for oceanographers sending back data on sea currents temperatures and swells for seafarers climate researchers and others Many buoys are GPS equipped to measure water height We suspect this one was though it has not been confirmed GPS World carried a story about NavCom GPS equipped ocean buoys in May 2006 The North Atlantic from the Grand Banks underwater plateau off Canada to south of Iceland and west of Britain is the worlds biggest breeding ground for giant waves
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