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Meaning of Place Name: Horse Latitudes ... Horse Latitudes: So called because situated between the trade winds and the westerly winds of higher latitudes, and distinguished for tedious calms.
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The horse latitudes are two high-pressure belts characterized by low winds, at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Dreaded by early sailors, these areas have undependable winds with long periods of calm.
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horse latitudes, two belts of latitude where winds are light and the weather is hot and dry. They are located mostly over the oceans, at about 30° lat. ... Ships would often become becalmed in mid-ocean in this latitude, thus severely prolonging the voyage; the resulting water shortages would make it necessary for crews...
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Tradition states that sailors gave the region of the subtropical high the name 'horse latitudes' because ships relying on wind power stalled; fearful of running out of food and water, sailors threw their horses and cattle overboard to save on provisions.
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HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross) ... Dictionary two explanations have been given of the origin of the name: one that the See also: ... fish to which the name horse-mackerel is applied in See also:
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The President's Choice ... Poll after poll shows the public has real concerns about the health care proposals working their way through the Congress, ... In this country, it is highly inadvisable for political leaders to pass such sweeping reforms absent a consensus that is both broad and deep. Such a consensus simply does...
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"Malachi comes from maol eachai, the bald horseman. My mother was born Fox, which was Englished from Sionnach, and is believed to originate only as late as in the 12th century; but the family name could actually come from earlier Celtic days - as Seaneach, meaning old horse ...
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SulphurSprings Horse Registry Sulphur Horse Registry SHR ... Colonial Spanish Horses are heritagely referred to by this name. The usual term that is used in North America is Spanish Mustang. The term "mustang" carries with it the unfortunate connotation of any feral horse, so that this term serves poorly in several regards.
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The American Quarter Horse gets its name for it's record-breaking speed in the quarter-mile run. Heavily muscled and compact, these horses can run a ... Advanced riders have the greatest latitude in buying a horse, as they may be able to take a young horse which lacks experience and train it for a chosen activity.
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