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Almost forgot to look in our own backyard (startrek.website)

submitted 8 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Probably not. They knew not to go further south because they'd reach the icy ocean of certain death. Because there's no land at 60° South, the winds and currents whip around Antarctica in an uninterrupted circle and there are 100 kph winds and 10+ meter waves most of the time.

See also: "Roaring Forties," "Furious Fifties," and "Screaming Sixties"