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Azores high

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Azores high [′ā‚zȯrz ′hī]
(meteorology)
The semipermanent subtropical high over the North Atlantic Ocean, especially when it is located over the eastern part of the ocean; when in the western part of the Atlantic, it becomes the Bermuda high.


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The course then follows the South American coast northwards to the Equator, from where Bullimore must navigate through the calms of the Doldrums and the Azores high pressure system, to round the island of Flores before returning southwards to the Cape of Good Hope.
 
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