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Re: VE itineraries

From: Sean Chamberlin <scxq28~at~home.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:53:24 -0700
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

Funny, I just finished yesterday a three-week project going through 20K in
which I pulled out the positions of Nautilus at various points in the
journey.

I used Miller/Walter's text and, according to them, these positions are
relative to the Paris Meridian except as noted. I have not converted them to
standard Greenwich-based meridians but that's my next task.

Most of the positions are ones taken by Nemo or the first mate at their
noon-time reckoning. Some are estimates based on nearby locations described
in the text by position but not exact positions of the submarine.

I also want to fill in gaps where Verne did not provide coordinates but did
provide placenames.

I have not plotted these or checked these carefully but will once I've
converted them.

In any case, below you will find my preliminary data. Feel free to use them
in any way.

Your map is terrific! I'm more than happy to supply as much data as you need
to get 20K up there as my 300 students next semester would find your map
invaluable.

Any chance of doing waypoints, i.e. plotting part of the journey at a time
to follow the Nautilus as it moves through the novel?

Cheers,

Sean

Positions for Nautilus in 20K Under the Sea

Position #1: START, 30º 7' N, 137º 15' W of the Paris meridian
Position #2: 32º 40'N, 167º 50' W (of the Paris meridian)
Position #3, 23.27º N, 172º W
Position #4 0º, 142º W
Position #5: 8º 57' S, 139º 32' W.
Position #6: 16º 4' S, 164º 32' E
Position#7: 135º-122º E along the 10º N to 105ºE, 15ºS.
Position #8: 94º 35' E, 12º 5' S (6000 leagues traveled)
Position #9: Ceylon Island, between 5º 55' and 9º 49' N and 79º 42' and 82º
4' East of the Greenwich Meridian
Position #10: between 10º and 14º 30' N and 50º 72' and 69º E.
Position #11: latitude 21º 30'N in the Red Sea
Position #12: 16º 17' W and 33º 22' N (Atlantis)
Position #13: 45º 37' S , 37º 53W (Sargasso Sea)
Position #14: 51º 30' W, 67º 39' S
Position #15: South Pole, 0º latitude
Position #16: between latitudes 53º and 56º S, 67º 50' and 77º 15' W
Position #17: 47º 24' N and Longitude 17º 28' E
Position #18: North from the English Channel to Lofoten, Norway, 68º 30'N,
15º E


W. Sean Chamberlin, PhD
Online Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Fullerton College
drc~at~oceansonline.com
www.oceansonline.com
Received on Fri 06 Jul 2001 - 21:53:55 IDT

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