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Horse latitude

Horse latitudes are subtropical latitudes (30-35 degrees), where winds are light and weather is hot and dry. Ships traveling to the New World often stagnated in this region and had to throw any horses overboard in order to preserve precious water supplies, hence the name horse latitudes.

See also doldrums

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