When you recite the mnemoic “East is Least and West is Best” what navigation function are you referring to?
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Congratulations to Sandy Fields, Milwaukee, WI, who correctly answer the last Mindender question on the source of North Atlantic hurricanes. “Most North Atlantic hurricanes start as low pressure systems off the west coast of Africa in the region of the Cape Verde Islands. But, early in the season, hurricanes can also form in the western Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.”
