the winds of the north atlantic blew in the direction of the northern hemisphere.
the winds of the north atlantic blew in the direction of the northern hemisphere.
in which direction did the winds of the north atlantic blow?
northern hemisphere
north atlantic tracks, officially titled the north atlantic organised track system (nat-ots), is a structured set of transatlantic flight routes that stretch from the northeast of north america to western europe across the atlantic ocean. they ensure aircraft are separated over the ocean, where there is little radar coverage. these heavily traveled routes are used by aircraft traveling between north america and europe, flying between the altitudes of 29,000 and 41,000 feet inclusive. entrance and movement along these tracks is controlled by special oceanic control centres air traffic controllers to maintain separation between airplanes. the primary purpose of these routes is to allow air traffic control to effectively separate the aircraft. because of the volume of nat traffic, allowing aircraft to choose their own co-ordinates would make the atc task far more complex. they are aligned in such a way as to minimize any head winds and maximize tail winds impact on the aircraft. this results in much more efficiency by reducing fuel burn and flight time. to make such efficiencies possible, the routes are created twice daily to take account of the shifting of the winds aloft and the principal traffic flow, eastward in north america evening and westward twelve hours later.
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the north atlantic squadron was a section of the united states navy operating in the north atlantic. it was renamed as the north atlantic fleet in 1902. in 1905 the european and south atlantic squadrons were abolished and absorbed into the north atlantic fleet. on 1 january 1906, the navy's atlantic fleet was established by combining the north atlantic fleet with the south atlantic squadron.









































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bullet::::- commodore/rear admiral james s. palmer 1 november 1865 – 7 december 1867









































bullet::::- rear admiral henry k. hoff 22 february 1868 – 19 august 1869
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