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* ''' Roaring Forties''' | |||
[[File:Map prevailing winds on earth.png|thumb|right|250px|Map prevailing winds on earth (wiki)]] | |||
[[File:ClipperRoute.png|thumb|right|250pxClipperRoute Clipper Route (wiki)]] | |||
** [[westerly]] winds that cross from west to east along the southern hemisphere 40-50th parallels | |||
** the Roaring Forties aided age of sail shipping routes from south of Africa to Australia | |||
** and from Australia/New Zealand to the southern tip of South America | |||
== Geography Fun Facts & Oddities == | == Geography Fun Facts & Oddities == | ||
See: | See: | ||
* [[Geography fun facts & oddities]] | * [[Geography fun facts & oddities]] | ||