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... wind extends to 32 ° north latitude , and the wind has a more easterly direction , but the parallel of 25 ° is its northern boundary , and the wind inclines more north when the sun is south of the equator , and approaches the tropic of ...
... wind extends to 32 ° north latitude , and the wind has a more easterly direction , but the parallel of 25 ° is its northern boundary , and the wind inclines more north when the sun is south of the equator , and approaches the tropic of ...
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... wind is frequently experienced ; for when a steady wind is blowing over the surface of the deep water , no sooner does a ship get upon the verge of a shoal coral bank , than a sudden decrease of the wind is often perceived . This he ...
... wind is frequently experienced ; for when a steady wind is blowing over the surface of the deep water , no sooner does a ship get upon the verge of a shoal coral bank , than a sudden decrease of the wind is often perceived . This he ...
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... wind prevailing north of the equator from April to October , and southward of this , through a certain space , at the same season , a south - east wind . There is a north- east wind north of the equator from October to April , and ...
... wind prevailing north of the equator from April to October , and southward of this , through a certain space , at the same season , a south - east wind . There is a north- east wind north of the equator from October to April , and ...
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