Tides depend where the sun and moon are relative to the Earth. Gravity and inertia creating tidal bulges on opposite sides of the planet. The gravitational force of the moon pulls the ocean’s waters toward it, creating bulge. On the far side of the Earth, inertia creating a second bulge
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