[NatureNS] satellite tracking greater shearwaters

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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 07:11:42 EDT
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I am fascinated by these tracks and they triggered something in my memory.  
In an old edition of Ocean Passages for the World which I used  in my  
professional life, there is a comprehensive chart of sailing ship routes. The  
recommended route from Atlantic Canada to Tristan da Cunha goes Easterly to  South of 
the Azores, somewhat West of the Cape Verde Islands then curving  slightly 
West to pass close to Recife Brazil. From there a very wide curve to  approach 
Tristan da Cunha from the North West. This gives the most advantageous  winds 
and for a sailing ship would be much faster then a direct route. I will be  
most interested to see whether the birds continue on that route.
Peter Stow
Hubbards

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