An amphidromic point is a ____
A) no tide point in the ocean around which the tide crest rotates through one tidal cycle
B) place in the ocean where tides are highest
C) place in the ocean where tidal datum is displaced to the right (in the Northern Hemisphere) or to the south (in the Southern Hemisphere)
D) no tide point at the coast where there is a daily high tide, but no low tide
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