How do planetary wind belts affect the climate of a land mass in the mid-latitudes?
Between about 30 degrees to 35 degrees north and 30 degrees to 35 degrees south of the equator lies the region known as the horse latitudes or the subtropical high. This region of subsiding dry air and high pressure results in weak winds. Major deserts of the world, such as the Sahara and the Great Australian Desert, lie under the high pressure of the horse latitudes.
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