the tropical belt of calms is also known as the Horse latitude why
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The Horse Latitudes got their name from the time when Spaniards carried horses aboard their ships when they were sailing to the colonies in the West Indies.
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Often due to the calm water, ships would not move in the ocean water in this latitude prolonging their voyage. The shortage of drinking water made it difficult for the crew of the ships to keep the horses alive and thus they threw the horses into the oceans. ... Therefore, this belt is also known as the Horse Latitudes.
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