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Location of Flip Island

From: <Skravitz~at~aol.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:59:08 EST
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il

I have an additional bit of evidence to support Garmt's theory that Flip
Island is located at 50 N latitude 170 E longitude. Chapter 2 states that the
engineer Harry Clifton worked to improve the approaches to the Amour. The 1980
edition of Petit Larousse Illustré, page 1117, gives this information:
AMOUR: du nord-est de l'Asie. formé par la réunion de l'Argoun et de la
Chika. Il sépare la Sibérie de la Chine du Nord-Est et se jette dans la mer
d'Okhotsk. 4354 km.
If the Clifton family boarded the Vancouver at the mouth of the Amour (52 N
140E) and if the captain followed a great circle route to San Francisco but was
driven northward by the weather then 50N 170E is a reasonable guess. Flip
Island could then be associated with the Aleutian chain of islands. [During
rough weather, the Vancouver is steered with the staysail and its two topsails
lowered. No mention is made of steam.]
Sid.
Received on Thu 01 Apr 2004 - 18:59:19 IST

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