Zimmermann, Erich Walter, 1888- · New York, Prentice-Hall · leaf 54
ent to justify a few words on thegeography of the winds. In the following diagram anactually complicated situation is reduced to its simplest OCEAN ROUTES 35 elements. We note four distinct zones of regular air cur-rents of which the saihng ship tries to take the fullestadvantage, seeking the… … There is one important exception which deserves men-tion, that is, the northern portion of the Indian Ocean.Here the large land mass of Asia in summer becomesso much hotter than the ocean to the south of it thatduring that season there is a strong southwestern air 36 OCEAX SHIPPING current, the…
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