The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Mountain Winds

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The Pampero, which blows chiefly in the summer season from the Andes across the pampas of Buenos Ayres to the sea-coast. It is a dry, northwest wind, conveying large quantities of sand and dust, and extending at times to considerable distance seawards.

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