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Re: Tabor

From: Raymond Macon <maconr~at~speakeasy.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:56:13 -0700
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Hello All,

My own thinking on this question is that Verne probably exaggerated the
weather extremes for Lincoln Island, but not unduly so. Let us not forget
that the latitude he gives for the island is comparable to the coastline of
North Carolina in the Northern Hemisphere. Snow, ice, cold, wind, and other
extremes are certainly not unheard of for islands along the North Carolina
coast, and it could be that Lincoln Island would be similarly tried.

Raymond

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On Behalf Of
Jean-Pierre Boutin
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 3:20 AM
To: Jules Verne Forum
Subject: Re: Tabor

> I do have the impression that Verne's seasonal variations in climate
> are more pronounced than would really be the case in that latitude.
> But not sure. Any other views from Vernophiles?
>
Yes of course Thomas. As for all small Islands , air temperature is about
the same than that of the sea surrounding the island. Tabor () lying, one
can suppose that the type of climate is rather fresh temperate (ie, neither
snow nor very hot temperatures) and probably windy ...

You are right Tom, as for all the islands lost in the medium of the oceans,
the temperature of the air on supposed Ile Tabor (or of the supposed Maria
Theresa reef, 35°12S 136°40W) is about the same one as that of the sea
which surrounds it. This type of climate is I believe called
fresh-temperate or hyperoceanic, i.e. in this case without freezing nor snow
and temperature exceeding 25-30°C and most probably windy. The most
comparable climate seems to me that which occurs within the Amsterdam and St
Paul islands in the Indian Ocean (lots of meteorological data exist for
these islands).
Jean-Pierre


>
>> From: "wbutcher" <wbutcher~at~netvigator.com>
>> Reply-To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>> To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>> Subject: Re: Tabor
>> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:49:02 +0800
>>
>> The answer, running over 100s of words, in my edition.
>>
>> My impression is that they are balmy, a bit like Hong Kong,
>> since moderated by the ocean, and that they're not that far south.
>> Aren't orangutans and so on subtropical?
>>
>> Bill
>> wbutcher~at~netvigator.com
>> http://home.netvigator.com/~wbutcher/
>> 1/F, 46A, Lung Mei Village, Taipo, Hong Kong
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On
>> Behalf Of thomas mccormick
>> Sent: Sunday, 12 February, 2006 12:38 PM
>> To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il
>> Subject: Tabor
>>
>> My understanding is that "L'Ile Tabor" or "Maria Theresa" does
>> not really
>> exist. If this is true, are there any islands in the general
>> area where
>> Verne locates Tabor and Lincoln Islands?
>>
>> What sort of climate and ecology do any such islands have (or
>> what sort of
>> climate and ecology would we expect to find on an island in
>> that general
>> area?)? My impression is that this area is to the south of the
>> horse
>> latitudes, so it ought to have pronounced seasons and some
>> antarctic
>> climatic influence. But I don't know this for certain. Who
>> does?
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
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