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What is the Circum-polar Low Pressure Belt?

Atmospheric Pressure & Winds

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These belts are located between 60° and 70° in each hemisphere. Due to the earth's rotation, the wind surrounding the Polar region blow towards the equator. Centrifugal forces operating in this region create the low pressure belt appropriately called Circum-polar Low Pressure Belt.

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