Vanishing Tide : In a predominantly mixed tide with a very large diurnal inequality, the lower high water and higher low water become indistinct (or vanish) at times of extreme declinations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, CO-OPS, Products and Services N/OPS3, Silver Spring, MD, USA 1999. http://co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/publications/glossary2. pdf, (ND/ Tide and Current - Amer) {830}