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A keel has nothing to do with the latitude.
A keel does two things:
- structurally, it acts as the spine(or the breastbone) of the ship to tie the crosswise "ribs" together and provide strength.
- If the keel is seen on the outside of the hull as a fairly narrow ridge running fore-aft, it'll also help the boat stay on course. This is particularly important for sailing ships, for which the wind will try to push them sideways.
- Smaller yachts and sailboats can have a fin-like keel sticking straight down instead of a long ridge.
- Even smaller boats will have a daggerboard doing the same service
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