>>And while I'm at it, why is Greenland covered with ice and Iceland covered with forests?<< ******************************************** Greenland was named by Eric the Red to attract settlers from Iceland, where there are not many trees, let alone forests. The climate was milder then, and there were no Inuit in southern Greenland (which might put an upper limit on the antiquity of Greenland style kayaks and paddles). Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 30 1998 - 10:50:19 PST
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