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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean#Climate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean#Climate > Cyclonic storms travel eastward around the cont
by dmckeon 7y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean#Climate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean#Climate
> Cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently become intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean. The ocean-area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth.