the Furious Fifties
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The Furious Fifties are the notoriously stormy and wind-swept band of latitudes between 50° and 60° south in the Southern Ocean, famed for their powerful westerly gales and rough seas.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Furious Fifties | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
latitudinal zone ⓘ wind belt ⓘ |
| affects |
Southern Ocean navigation
ⓘ
global shipping routes ⓘ |
| follows | Roaring Forties ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNorthernBoundary | 50° south latitude ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSouthernBoundary | 60° south latitude ⓘ |
| hasCause |
minimal landmass to disrupt winds
ⓘ
pressure gradient between subtropical high and polar low ⓘ strong temperature gradients ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicWeather |
frequent low-pressure systems
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high winds ⓘ rough seas ⓘ stormy conditions ⓘ |
| hasDominantWindDirection | westerly ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | English ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeRange | 50°S–60°S ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for furious strength of winds ⓘ |
| hasOceanicFeature |
large ocean fetch
ⓘ
large wave heights ⓘ |
| hasPrevailingWindType | strong westerly gales ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
capsizing of small vessels
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ship damage ⓘ |
| hasSeaState | frequent high swell ⓘ |
| hasTypicalUseContext |
maritime navigation
ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| hasWindSystem | prevailing westerlies ⓘ |
| influences |
Southern Hemisphere storm tracks
ⓘ
Southern Ocean wave climate ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Antarctic Circumpolar Current
ⓘ
Southern Ocean circumpolar flow ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
hazardous sailing conditions
ⓘ
powerful westerly gales ⓘ rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong extratropical cyclones ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Southern Ocean storm track
ⓘ
Southern mid-latitudes ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo |
Roaring Forties
ⓘ
Screaming Sixties ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
ocean racers
ⓘ
round-the-world sailing routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Hemisphere
ⓘ
Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| precedes | Screaming Sixties ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.