Why is the Southern Sea so rough?

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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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Anonymous 0 Comments

Everyone already answered your question with “nothing to stop it” but I recommend the book Endurance about an Antarctic expedition. It’s wild, and short.

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