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What is meant by the term "Drying Height"?
Posted by Rajat
Asked on August 16, 2020 1:52 am

On a nautical chart, the drying height is the vertical distance of the seabed that is exposed by the tide, above the sea water level at the lowest astronomical tide. On admiralty charts a drying height is distinguished from a depth by being underlined.

Posted by marinetales
Answered On August 23, 2020 2:09 pm

On a nautical chart, the drying height is the vertical distance of the seabed that is exposed by the tide, above the sea water level at the lowest astronomical tide. On admiralty charts a drying height is distinguished from a depth by being underlined.

Posted by marinetales
Answered On August 21, 2020 1:14 pm