What is Subtropical High?
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow region between 35-40 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, lying between the tropical and temperate zones.
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