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CALMS CANCER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calms of Cancer
1, record 1, English, calms%20of%20Cancer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
European sailors had been traveling across the Atlantic and around Africa for more than two centuries, and they recognized a general latitudinal pattern: light and variable winds, with daily thunderstorms, near the equator--the "doldrums"; prevailing easterly winds near the tropics--the "trade winds"; prevailing westerly winds in the mid-latitudes; and between the belts of easterlies and westerlies a zone of usually clear skies and calm air, the so-called "horse latitudes" where a ship could be stuck for weeks at a time in the calms of Cancer or Capricorn. 2, record 1, English, - calms%20of%20Cancer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Horse latitudes ... The belt in the Northern Hemisphere is sometimes called the "calms of Cancer" and that in the Southern Hemisphere the "calms of Capricorn." 3, record 1, English, - calms%20of%20Cancer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
calms of Cancer: term rarely used in the singular (calm of Cancer). 4, record 1, English, - calms%20of%20Cancer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- calm of Cancer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- calmes du Cancer
1, record 1, French, calmes%20du%20Cancer
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone d'air calme située près du tropique du Cancer, au centre des zones subtropicales de haute pression (30 degrés nord). 2, record 1, French, - calmes%20du%20Cancer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
calmes du cancer : terme inusité au singulier (calme du Cancer). 3, record 1, French, - calmes%20du%20Cancer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- calme du Cancer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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