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Latest revision as of 08:33, 27 March 2024

A popular nautical term for the stormy ocean regions between 40° and 50° latitude.

It nearly always refers to the Southern Hemisphere, where there is an almost completely uninterrupted belt of ocean with strong prevailing westerly winds.

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