Bible Encyclopedias
Belt of Calms

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The region in the Atlantic and Pacific, 4° or 5° latitude broad, where the trade-winds meet and neutralise each other, in which, however, torrents of rain and thunder-storms occur almost daily.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Belt of Calms'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/belt-of-calms.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.