Furious Fifties

Furious Fifties

The Furious Fifties is a name given to winds found in the latitudes between 50°S and 60°S—in the area of the Southern Ocean close to Antarctica. They are closely related to the weather patterns found in the region.

ee also

*Shrieking Sixties
*Roaring Forties
*Horse latitudes

External links

* [http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/00-01/04-09/albatross.html Material on albatrosses in the Furious Fifties]
* [http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/weather/wind.shtml Overview of Antarctic winds and regions]
* [http://science.org.au/nova/018/018print.htm Overview of southern ocean's effect on global climate]


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