THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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The tract of stormy westerly winds between latitudes 20-30? S
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Whirl winds caused in Atlantic Ocean
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The region between latitudes 40 and 50? S where the prevailing westerly winds blow over the open oceans with great regularity and strength
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40 and 50 degrees.
Detailed explanation-2: -turbulent “Roaring Forties” and “Furious Fifties” lie in a circumpolar storm track and a westerly oceanic current zone commonly called the West Wind Drift, or Circumpolar Current. Warm, subtropical surface currents in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans move southward in the western parts of these waters and then…
Detailed explanation-3: -They are strong Westerly winds found in the oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth’s rotation and abundance of landmasses to serve as wind breaks.