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Re: Transcription of Worsley's Log
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Mar 8, 13:10 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2009 Mar 8, 13:10 -0700
Henry H, you wrote: "The word "stream", as you all undoubtedly know, has many nautical connotations. According to HO 220, it may be used in connection with ice to describe ... "A long narrow area of drift ice, usually consisting of small fragments detached from the main belt, and drifting under the influence of wind or current." ... My copy of this pub is dated 1956." Yes, that fits well with the definitions from the period. The "Sailor's Word-book" by Smyth and Belcher (1867) has, "STREAM-ICE. A collection of pieces of drift or bay ice, joining each other in a ridge following in the line of current. (See Sea-stream.)" and for the latter, "SEA-STREAM. In polar parlance, is when a collection of bay-ice is exposed on one side to the ocean, and affords shelter from the sea to whatever is within it." -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
