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Roaring forties
Roaring forties Roar"ing for"ties (Naut.) The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50[deg] S.

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- The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds that occur in the Southern Hemisphere, generally between the latitudes of 40° and 50° south. The strong...
- The Roaring Forties (French: Les quarantièmes rugissants) is a 1982 French drama film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Jacques Perrin, Julie...
- The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes can come in the roaring forties, between 40 and 50 degrees south latitude. The westerlies play an important...
- Roaring Forties is the 21st studio album by Peter Hammill, released on his own Fie! label in 1994. It, and the following album, X My Heart, are Hammill's...
- sometimes alternating within hours of each other, especially in the roaring forties (latitudes between 40° and 50° in both hemispheres)[citation needed]...
- individual's lifespan Long Forties, area in the North Sea The Forties shipping forecast area (roughly corresponding to the Long Forties) Forties oilfield in the...
- The Roaring Forty (1983–2023) is a compilation album by English singer Billy Bragg, released on 27 October 2023 through Cooking Vinyl. It was released...
- America. Its long oceanic stretches are the northern domain of the Roaring Forties. On 21 June 2018, the sun is at 26.17° in the sky and at 73.83° on...
- across the trade winds and, helped by the Brazil Current, reached the roaring forties. This was by far the longest voyage yet made out of sight of land....
- The strongest westerly winds in the middle latitudes are called the Roaring Forties, between 40 and 50 degrees south latitude, within the Southern Hemisphere...