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Rohan is reading a book on ships. In one particular story he read that sailors exporting horses often threw them off the ships into the waters. To save water and food and to make ships lighter sailors used throw the horses into the sea.
Can you guess which pressure belt, the sailors found themselves stuck at?
Rohan is reading a book on ships. In one particular story he read that sailors exporting horses often threw them off the ships into the waters. To save water and food and to make ships lighter sailors used throw the horses into the sea.
Can you guess which pressure belt, the sailors found themselves stuck at?
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The correct option is B Subtropical high pressure belt
The region of subtropical high pressure belt is also known as 'horse latitude'. In this region due to high pressure, winds remain generally calm.
Back in the day, ships carrying horses found it difficult to sail under such calm conditions. To save water, food and to make ships lighter, sailors used throw the horses into the sea. This is why these belts or latitudes are also kown as 'horse latitudes'.
The region of subtropical high pressure belt is also known as 'horse latitude'. In this region due to high pressure, winds remain generally calm.
Back in the day, ships carrying horses found it difficult to sail under such calm conditions. To save water, food and to make ships lighter, sailors used throw the horses into the sea. This is why these belts or latitudes are also kown as 'horse latitudes'.
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