Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
Sure. Either by exaggerating the actual depth or, when you can't get away with this because the numbers are established and known, by forgetting facts that most people will not miss. :-) DagT Fra: Dan Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think that all over the world, figure like this get exaggerated by folks promoting the local wonders. Jostein wrote: I think it must be down to incomplete research. The largest lake in Norway, Mjøsa, would come in 9th on that list with it's 430 meters. There are at least 10 lakes in Norway deeper than that. Also, there are some lakes in central Europe that should be on the list I think, like lake Geneva and some of the North Italian lakes. Also, IIRC, the figure on lake Nyasa, or Lake Malawi as it's official name is now, is about 200m too high. OTOH, there's at least one other volcanic lake in the Congo basin that should be on the list. It's name escapes me, but FYI I'm thinking of a lake that caused havoc a decade ago when it burped a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that drifted down a valley and killed several thousand people. Oh, well. Time to put the Limnologist in me back to sleep.
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
On 30 Jul 2003 at 17:58, Dan Matyola wrote: I think that all over the world, figure like this get exaggerated by folks promoting the local wonders. Sorry, I didn't mean to go bragging about the virtues of Norwegian freshwater supplies. My point was merely to give some support to my statement about them doing insufficient research into the matter before publishing the website. Had I been at home, I could have looked up the matter in my textbooks on limnology. However, I don't think my memory is that rusty, since I apparently got the figures for both Baikal and Tanganyika almost right. :-) cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net AutoPug author. Submit your images at: http://www.oksne.net/autoPug/PugForm.asp
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
Hi, Jostein, Well, no matter how rusty your memory, your figures were a damn sight more accurate than Wheatfield and his Whatever Arrow Lake in B.C. Canada! vbg cheers, frank Jostein wrote: snipHowever, I don't think my memory is that rusty, since I apparently got the figures for both Baikal and Tanganyika almost right. :-) cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net AutoPug author. Submit your images at: http://www.oksne.net/autoPug/PugForm.asp -- The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
I wasn't implying that you were bragging or wrong about the depths of Norwegian lakes. I was just pointing out that tourist bureaus, chambers of commerce and similar organizations somtimes spread claims that have not been properly documented, out of a sense on local pride and a lack of fact-checking resources. Jostein wrote: On 30 Jul 2003 at 17:58, Dan Matyola wrote: I think that all over the world, figure like this get exaggerated by folks promoting the local wonders. Sorry, I didn't mean to go bragging about the virtues of Norwegian freshwater supplies. My point was merely to give some support to my statement about them doing insufficient research into the matter before publishing the website. Had I been at home, I could have looked up the matter in my textbooks on limnology. However, I don't think my memory is that rusty, since I apparently got the figures for both Baikal and Tanganyika almost right. :-)
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
Well, since I posted the link. I take that as a grave insult. Cotty, if that guy is still hanging around, reach over and slap him for me, then have a drink with him for me too grin Actually, I posted the first link that came up in google, figuring anyone who wanted more accurate information could do their own search. By the way, if you have a problem with the information in that link, complain to the US government (it is their website) not me. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto - Original Message - From: Jostein [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 6:16 PM Subject: Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3 On 30 Jul 2003 at 17:58, Dan Matyola wrote: I think that all over the world, figure like this get exaggerated by folks promoting the local wonders. Sorry, I didn't mean to go bragging about the virtues of Norwegian freshwater supplies. My point was merely to give some support to my statement about them doing insufficient research into the matter before publishing the website. Had I been at home, I could have looked up the matter in my textbooks on limnology. However, I don't think my memory is that rusty, since I apparently got the figures for both Baikal and Tanganyika almost right. :-) cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net AutoPug author. Submit your images at: http://www.oksne.net/autoPug/PugForm.asp --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
Dan, Graywolf, Douglas Adams, whose works both Cotty and I very much enjoy, wrote of a drink called the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster. Which has the effect on people like baving you brains slapped out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a large, gold brick. I'm pretty sure Cotty can provide me with one for proper punishment...:-) If it needs dilution, I'll use Scottish water, I promise. Cheers, Jostein -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net AutoPug author. Submit your images at: http://www.oksne.net/autoPug/PugForm.asp
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
I think it must be down to incomplete research. The largest lake in Norway, Mjøsa, would come in 9th on that list with it's 430 meters. There are at least 10 lakes in Norway deeper than that. Also, there are some lakes in central Europe that should be on the list I think, like lake Geneva and some of the North Italian lakes. Also, IIRC, the figure on lake Nyasa, or Lake Malawi as it's official name is now, is about 200m too high. OTOH, there's at least one other volcanic lake in the Congo basin that should be on the list. It's name escapes me, but FYI I'm thinking of a lake that caused havoc a decade ago when it burped a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that drifted down a valley and killed several thousand people. Oh, well. Time to put the Limnologist in me back to sleep. Cheers, Jostein On 30 Jul 2003 at 10:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Makes me wonder how they define lake. Many Norwegian lakes are small in area but very deep, originating from the glaciers in the same way as the fjords, and should be on that list. But on the map they are too small to be noticed by the marketing division... I wouldn't trust brochures too much in this respect. ;-) DagT -- Photos at: http://www.oksne.net AutoPug author. Submit your images at: http://www.oksne.net/autoPug/PugForm.asp
Re: Lakes that are deep - Letter from Scotland - Day 3
I think that all over the world, figure like this get exaggerated by folks promoting the local wonders. Jostein wrote: I think it must be down to incomplete research. The largest lake in Norway, Mjøsa, would come in 9th on that list with it's 430 meters. There are at least 10 lakes in Norway deeper than that. Also, there are some lakes in central Europe that should be on the list I think, like lake Geneva and some of the North Italian lakes. Also, IIRC, the figure on lake Nyasa, or Lake Malawi as it's official name is now, is about 200m too high. OTOH, there's at least one other volcanic lake in the Congo basin that should be on the list. It's name escapes me, but FYI I'm thinking of a lake that caused havoc a decade ago when it burped a huge cloud of carbon dioxide that drifted down a valley and killed several thousand people. Oh, well. Time to put the Limnologist in me back to sleep.
