Description: A map of Southern Asia from 1916 showing the prevailing wind directions and currents in the region in January. This map illustrates the winter monsoon conditions, when the winds blow from the dry interior of the Asian continent southward, giving the region its dry season.
Place Names: Regional Indian Ocean, Africa, Asi
ISO Topic Categories: physical, kClimate, kWorldIndian
Keywords: Winds and Rainfall of Southern Asia in January, physical, kClimate, physical features, physical, kClimate, kWorldIndian, Unknown, 1916
Source: Albert Perry Brigham & Charles T. McFarlane, Essentials of Geography (New York, NY: American Book Company, 1916) 258
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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