[jambutty]

Prince Edward Island is in the southern hemisphere in the Indian Ocean at 45 degrees 30 minutes south and 38 degrees 00 minutes east Ianto.W. Putting it about 1,000 miles south east of Capetown so it can’t really be compared to northern latitudes.

The British Isles sit between about 50 degrees north and 61 degrees north the same as Labrador and Newfoundland in Canada (the southern tip of Greenland is at 60 degrees) who do not have the benefit of the Gulf Stream. Their winter temperatures go down to about 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Let’s see – that’s 16 minus 32 multiplied by 5 and dived by 9 equals about –9 degrees C. Low enough for brass monkeys to emigrate south.

The whole Newfoundland coast and the St Lawrence River freeze over during their winter to maybe half a mile off shore.

The northern half of the British Isles is at the same latitude as Moscow and further north than Germany and Poland, which are on a par with the southern half of our islands. Yet look at their winters.

Originally Posted by steeljack

Hey Jambutt , is Jeremiah is your middle name ?

No! Why?

I don’t have a middle name but I do face reality. And the reality is that if we lose the Golf Stream we freeze.