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The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ / ɪ tʃ / ITCH, or ICZ), [1] known by sailors as the doldrums [2] or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.
A low-pressure area of calm, light variable winds near the equator is known as the doldrums, [8] near-equatorial trough, [9] intertropical front, or the Intertropical Convergence Zone. [10] When located within a monsoon region, this zone of low pressure and wind convergence is also known as the monsoon trough. [11]
The consistently warm, dry, and sunny conditions of the horse latitudes are the main cause for the existence of the world's major hot deserts, such as the Sahara Desert in Africa, the Arabian and Syrian deserts in the Middle East, the Mojave and Sonoran deserts in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, all in the Northern ...
The Roaring Forties were a major aid to ships sailing the Brouwer Route from Europe to the East Indies or Australasia during the Age of Sail, and in modern times are favoured by yachtsmen on round-the-world voyages and competitions. The boundaries of the Roaring Forties are not consistent: the wind-stream shifts north or south depending on the ...
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Doldrums (band), an American post-rock band; Doldrums (musical project), a Canadian electronic music project; The Doldrums, 2000 album by Ariel Pink; The Doldrums, 2004 album by Josh Pyke "The Doldrums", a song by Billy Woods from Aethiopes (2022) Doldrums, a record label of Joy Orbison
Experience gained here was the basis for the sudden breakout into all the world's oceans in the 30-year period of 1492-1522. The Canary Islands were known to the ancients. They were reached by Lancelotto Malocello in 1312. Jean de Béthencourt conquered two of them in 1405, but the larger islands were not fully subdued until about 1495.
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