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... Horse Latitudes , a name which has been handed down from the days of sail , when there was a large trade in horses between this country and Jamaica . It often happened that the ships were so delayed in these regions by lack of wind that ...
... Horse Latitudes , a name which has been handed down from the days of sail , when there was a large trade in horses between this country and Jamaica . It often happened that the ships were so delayed in these regions by lack of wind that ...
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... latitudes . The Polar Front is by no means fixed ; from time to time great bursts of polar air break through the westerlies and the Horse Latitudes and reach the Trade- wind belts , which is another instance of how very complicated the ...
... latitudes . The Polar Front is by no means fixed ; from time to time great bursts of polar air break through the westerlies and the Horse Latitudes and reach the Trade- wind belts , which is another instance of how very complicated the ...
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... horse latitudes , ' and the varying conditions over Europe struggle together , first one and then the other gaining the mastery . First the Icelandic depression wins the victory , and there follows a wet , mild , and stormy interlude ...
... horse latitudes , ' and the varying conditions over Europe struggle together , first one and then the other gaining the mastery . First the Icelandic depression wins the victory , and there follows a wet , mild , and stormy interlude ...
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CLOUDLAND | 57 |
THE DROPS THAT WATER THE EARTH | 82 |
THE THUNDERSTORM | 109 |
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