Episode 164: Somewhere in the Middle
The History of English Podcast
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What Is Winganda Koah?
The Outer Banks are located at the point where the warm Gulfstream moving northward and the cold Labrador current moving southward happened to converge. The convergence of warm and cold water also contributes to heavy fog, storms and unsettled oceans in the region. It can be a nightmare for sailors and since so many ships have been lost there over the centuries the region is often referred to as the graveyard of the Atlantic.
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