Comments on: The Sunken Island of Jordsand (Island Week 3) http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/09/04/the-sunken-island-of-jordsand-island-week-3/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric Lund http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/09/04/the-sunken-island-of-jordsand-island-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-201895 Eric Lund Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:33:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2590#comment-201895 Great comments/insight Lars! Great comments/insight Lars!

]]> By: Lars D http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/09/04/the-sunken-island-of-jordsand-island-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-201881 Lars D Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:35:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2590#comment-201881 Well, a place that has Ocean all around it is usually called an island. It was an island in the years 1231 and 1998 (and between those years). It may have been connected to mainland before that. In that way, Jordsand is like Great Britain, which is also an Island today, but it was connected to Denmark, Germany etc. in pre-historic times. Well, a place that has Ocean all around it is usually called an island. It was an island in the years 1231 and 1998 (and between those years). It may have been connected to mainland before that.

In that way, Jordsand is like Great Britain, which is also an Island today, but it was connected to Denmark, Germany etc. in pre-historic times.

]]> By: Lee http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/09/04/the-sunken-island-of-jordsand-island-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-201876 Lee Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:59:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2590#comment-201876 You say it's an island, but you reckon it was connected to the mainland... that means it's not an island! How could my most trusted Googlesightseeing lie to me?! (also, if it's sunken... it's not an island!!! More lies =[) You say it’s an island, but you reckon it was connected to the mainland… that means it’s not an island! How could my most trusted Googlesightseeing lie to me?!
(also, if it’s sunken… it’s not an island!!! More lies =[)

]]> By: Lars D http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/09/04/the-sunken-island-of-jordsand-island-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-201856 Lars D Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:14:34 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=2590#comment-201856 I can recognize one of the three "visible islands" as the last shape of Jordsand, before it submerged. My guess is, that they are all three just below the surface. Last time I visited the island, we drove by tractor through the ocean to it during low tide, and the low resolution images may have been taken during low tide. Here is a Wikipedia article on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordsand It doesn't mention, that due to plate tectonics, this area of Europe is sinking slowly. The plates simply tilt slowly. I can recognize one of the three “visible islands” as the last shape of Jordsand, before it submerged. My guess is, that they are all three just below the surface.

Last time I visited the island, we drove by tractor through the ocean to it during low tide, and the low resolution images may have been taken during low tide.

Here is a Wikipedia article on the topic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordsand

It doesn’t mention, that due to plate tectonics, this area of Europe is sinking slowly. The plates simply tilt slowly.

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