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Roaring Forties

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A sailor's term for the Atlantic lying between 40° and 50°N. latitude, so called from the storms often encountered there.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Roaring Forties'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/roaring-forties.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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