By southern sea, I mean all the sea between Antarctica and Africa/S America/Australia. The pacific ocean is equally vast but yet it’s milder. I was looking at global winds on a website and almost the entire Southern Sea perpetually faces 60+ kmph winds. There are even 3000+ km long stretches of continuous 80 kmph winds. Why?
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Katabatic winds coming off Antarctica’s interior can reach 150 MPH, add to that the Earth’s rotation at those latitudes AND the polar jet stream, and the ocean currents of a circular closed system, and you have chaos. Those are the most dangerous waters on this planet.
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