South Temperate Zone

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climatic zone geographical region

The South Temperate Zone is the Earth’s mid-latitude belt in the Southern Hemisphere characterized by moderate climates between the tropics and the polar regions.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	climatic zone ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
boundedToNorthBy	Tropic of Capricorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
boundedToSouthBy	Antarctic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	mid-latitude weather systems ⓘ moderate climates ⓘ
climateTrend	affected by contemporary climate change ⓘ
climateTypeIncludes	Mediterranean climate ⓘ humid subtropical climate ⓘ marine west coast climate ⓘ temperate continental climate ⓘ temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
containsPartOf	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean (southern parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
dayLengthVariation	significant seasonal variation ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	polar regions ⓘ tropics ⓘ
hasGeneralTemperatureRange	mild to cool ⓘ
hasHumanPopulation	significant in coastal and lowland areas ⓘ
hasSeasonality	four distinct seasons in many areas ⓘ
hemisphere	Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
influencedBy	oceanic currents ⓘ polar fronts ⓘ subtropical high-pressure belts ⓘ
latitudeRangeApproximate	23.5°S to 66.5°S ⓘ
locatedBetween	Antarctic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ Tropic of Capricorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
oppositeOf	North Temperate Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Earth’s climate system ⓘ
solarInsolation	moderate average solar radiation ⓘ
supports	Mediterranean shrublands ⓘ agricultural regions ⓘ grasslands ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ
typicalWeatherFeature	frontal systems ⓘ mid-latitude cyclones ⓘ westerly winds belt ⓘ
usedIn	Earth system science NERFINISHED ⓘ climatology ⓘ physical geography ⓘ

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Gough Island → locatedIn → South Temperate Zone ⓘ