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Re: Tabor

From: thomas mccormick <tom_amity~at~hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:15:22 +0000
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il

That makes sense, Raymond. Of course, there is another point - the Carolina
coast has a large landmass to its west, which also influences the climate.

It occurs to me that I perhaps should consider the climate of the northern
extreme of the North Island of New Zealand. Tjat's a comparable latitutde
and it is closeby.


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