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The roaring forties bring strong west winds from the Indian Ocean.
South Island's West Coast has earned the nickname the "Wet Coast," because it is exposed to the Roaring Forties and consequently gets a lot of rain. Yet, just on the other side of the Southern Alps, to the east, the climate is the driest in New Zealand.
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Is Galapagos a noun?
Yes it is a noun. It is a proper noun, the name of a group of islands off the west coast of South America.
What group of islands of the coast inspired Darvin's Theory of Evolution?
Galapagos Islands.
What island is off the west coast of Ecuador?
Galapagos Islands
Where did Charles Darwin study finches?
The Galapagos Islands, which are about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador.
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No, there are no penguins in the Arctic. They are found in the Antarctic and also penguins are found on Africa's southern coast as well as on the west coast of South America.
What is the name of the series of islands off the coast of south Florida?
The series of islands off the coast of south Florida are called the Bahamas.
What are the 100 islands in the south Atlantic coast off the coast of Argentina?
The Falklan Islands are the small islands off the East coast of Argentina on the Atlantic Ocean.
What country controls the Falkland Islands off the coast of the coast of South America?
The United Kingdom.
What is the name of the group of islands off the coast?
There are a couple of groups of islands. The Farallon Islands are about 35 miles off the coast of San Francisco. Further south, the "Channel Islands" are south and southwest of Santa Barbara.
What is the name of the groups of islands off the coast of California?
There are a couple of groups of islands. The Farallon Islands are about 35 miles off the coast of San Francisco. Further south, the "Channel Islands" are south and southwest of Santa Barbara.
What are the Atlantic ocean islands off the coast of Argentina?
The Falkland Islands (British) are off the coast of Argentins, with South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands further out in the South Atlantic Ocean.
What islands belonging to the UK lie off the south-east coast of South America?
The Falkland islands.
What is the name of the groups of island off the coast?
There are a couple of groups of islands. The Farallon Islands are about 35 miles off the coast of San Francisco. Further south, the "Channel Islands" are south and southwest of Santa Barbara.
What coast are the Galapagos Islands off?
The coast of South America, 604 miles (972 km) west of Ecuador.
Which country lies off the southeast coast of India what was it once called?
Andaman nicobar Islands
What chain of islands lies off the coast of Ecuador in South America?
The Galapagos Islands
Where are the Falkland Islands?
The Falkland Islands are off the east coast of Argentina in South America.
