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Write short note on Roaring Forties.
Short Note
Solution
- Westerlies are the permanent winds that blow from the tropical high-pressure belt to the subpolar low-pressure belt in both the hemispheres.
- The velocity of westerlies become so vigorous and fast to be called Roaring Forties at 40°, Furious Fifties at 50° and screaming Sixties at 60° latitudes.
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