The location of South Africa is 30.0000° S, 25.0000° E. It lies in the Southern Hemisphere on the East side and in the Hadley atmospheric cell.This country resides in the Variables of Capricorn wind belt which means the trade winds blow from the southeast to the equator. It is nearest to the southeasterly main pressure belt which is the reason why the trade winds blow in the direction that they do. South Africa is located practically on the southern horse latitude being that its location is 30.0000° S.
The two most famous winds in South Africa are the Bulls Eye Squall, named after its appearance of a small isolated cloud marking the top of the invisible vortex of the storm that is characteristic of the ocean off the coast, and Cape Doctor, which is the strong S.E. winds that blow the pollution out of South Africa. Below is a picture of the Cape Doctor blowing the clouds up and over the mountain range.
As for the mountains South Africa has about 24 mountains which include, Lions Head, Devil's Peak and Table mountain. There are mountain breezes, valley breezes, katabatic winds, and land breezes. South America experiences a lot of the valley and mountain breezes since there is a lot of variation in the land but also the sea breezes being that most of the country is surrounded by the ocean. Land and sea breezes are common by the coastline because of the varying temperatures. In this area it is an every day occurrence because land heats and cools faster than water does.
Hi! I loved reading about South Africa, it was very interesting to me because I am doing Japan. Japan is on the other side of the world in comparison to South Africa, because it has different coordinates and they are located on different hemispheres and have different directions of wind! However, I thought it was similar that South Africa is also very mountainous and is also surrounded by a coastline. Just like Japan, we also have heavy sea breeze, land breeze, and mountain breeze. Also, South Africa and Japan are both located in westerlies. I liked all the pictures you added!
ReplyDeleteNice article! Wow South Africa has 24 mountains! My country has 0 mountains. Literally. My country is also located in the Souther Hemisphere. In comparison to my country, you have a lot of valley breezes and Australia has a lot of ocean/sea breezes. Very different.
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