These winds made it easy for Spanish and Portuguese mariners to sail from the Iberian Peninsula to the Canary Islands.
A) The Northeast Trades
B) The Polar Easterlies
C) The Horse Latitudes
D) The prevailing Westerlies

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The Northeast Trades are the prevailing winds that blow from the northeast towards the equator in the Atlantic Ocean. These winds blow consistently and were (and still are) used by mariners to sail from the Iberian Peninsula to the Canary Islands.

These Winds Made It Easy for Spanish and Portuguese Mariners