Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Roaring Forties


As a sailor sailing in between 40 degrees south and 50 degrees south a location called the roaring 40's was very treacherous because the force of the wind was so strong and the waves were even stronger because they had no land mass to stop their strength. Their great mass makes it difficult for a boat pass through. The purpose of my journey was to bring food from Australia to South Africa. The water in the roaring forties reveals that the water is one of the strongest forces on Earth. Many sailors have sailed through the roaring forties but many regular people do not venture through the forties because of the many treacherous dangers. The roaring forties have the sound of ocean waves crashing and the sight of large waves impacting one another.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

There isn't a lot of similarities between the Roaring Forties and the Everglades. One similarity is that you can ride a boat through it. Also both are big. Those are the similarities between the Roaring Forties.

Anonymous said...

There is a lot of differences between the Roaring Forties and the Everglades. First, the water in the Everglades is a mixture of salt water and fresh water. In the Roaring Forties the water is all salt water. The Everglades are a lot easier to ride on a boat through. The Roaring Forties has big waves and the Everglades have no waves at all in less they are made by a animal or boat.

I like how Ali explained how only sailors go through it and if you aren't a sailor it is very difficult to go through. Also, i like how she tells exactly where it is. I also like all the little fun details, like how it is one of the strongest forces on Earth's surface. That is the significance of Ali's blog post on the Roaring Forties.