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valentinak56 [21]
3 years ago
12

What is the area of calm winds near the equator called?

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2 answers:
kkurt [141]3 years ago
7 0
The area of calm, light winds close to the equator is known as the doldrums.
Anestetic [448]3 years ago
4 0
I think its called the <span>doldrums. I had a friend who lived in Africa on the equator and i remember her mentioning this (this was also in 2007, so dont quote me here lol)

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