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The Gulf Stream and the prevailing westerlies later gave English vessels the advantage on the return voyage.
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Towards the poles there is no obvious limit to the temperate zones, for the prevailing westerlies extend beyond the polar circles.
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They turn to the right, as do the trades, and become southwest or west-southwest winds, being known as the Prevailing Westerlies.
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