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trade wind
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trade wind
a wind blowing obliquely towards the equator either from the northeast in the N hemisphere or the southeast in the S hemisphere, approximately between latitudes 30° N and S, forming part of the planetary wind system


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There are two main reasons for the constant temperature, firstly the island is in the path of the North-East Trade Wind and secondly the cool Canary Current.
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