What are the strong Westerlies in the Southern Hemisphere called at 40° S?
Correct answer: C. The Roaring Forties
- A. The Screaming Sixties
- B. The Howling Seventies
- C. The Roaring Forties
- D. The Furious Fifties
Explanation
Unobstructed by land, the Southern Ocean westerlies at 40°S are famously powerful.
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