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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(<br/>''Or'' subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric  [[pressure]] that are centered, in the mean, near 30&deg;N and 30&deg;S latitudes.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These belts are formed by the [[subtropical highs]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Or'' subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric  [[pressure]] that are centered, in the mean, near 30&#x000b0;N and 30&#x000b0;S latitudes.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">These belts are formed by the [[subtropical highs]].</div><br/> </div>
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subtropical high pressure belt[edit | edit source]

(Or subtropical ridge.) One of the two bands of high atmospheric pressure that are centered, in the mean, near 30°N and 30°S latitudes.

These belts are formed by the subtropical highs.


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