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proper nounthe Kalema (uncountable)
- uncountableA violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region of West Africa.
Has no harbour and landing is rather difficult through the heavy surf, the “Kalema”, which breaks upon the coast all year round.
1899, The International Geography Publisher: G. Newnes limited. Editor(s): Hugh Robert Mill. Page 972.1 more example
"In the same way, the imposing swell causing the constant surf at the coast of Guinea (the Kalema) originates from a region near Tristan de Cunha […] There is sometimes a strong surf generated from about 400 nautical miles distance.
1961, Physical Oceanography. Publisher: Macmillan. Author(s): Albert Defant. P 101.
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