Talk:Sable Island
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[edit] DX peditions
have any of the DXs been successful? this needs to be mentioned, i think. -Mayumashu 05:23, 12 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Marconi Company also maintained a station on Sable for the federal gov't in the early decades of the 20th century. Not sure if DX's were successful as the feds don't want people landing for fear of A) liability, and B) probably moreso, fear of harm to the local environment/ecology.Plasma east 07:08, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- I've just removed the amateur radio/rare DX trivia section - it is refering to Cape Sable Island which is not Sable Island. Of course, it could just be a typo - but I don't know. No information is better than wrong information, especially when the article itself points out Sable Island is not to be confused with Cape Sable Island! A reference would be useful too if somebody does find out this is actually the right island... -Wangi 23:30, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sable Island Trust
I believe that the funding issue with regards to the Sable Island Trust was resolved in February 2005 when the federal Department of the Environment and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans agreed to restore funding for their operations there. Perhaps this is separate from the funding issue for Sable Island Trust though... Plasma east 07:08, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] visit?
How does one visit the island? It sounds beautiful. --Sonjaaa 01:34, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
You cannot visit the island unless you are there working on the island - by the Canada Sipping Act. The island is a enviromental protected area . --Markhamman 13:59, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Area of what?
"Sable Island is a narrow crescent-shaped sandbar with a surface area of about 3400 ha no more than 2 km across at its widest point,"
I don't get the part I highlighted in bold. What is "3400 ha"? Peter Tangney 02:19, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
Its a Hectare the metric form of measuring surface area of land . "Ha" is the abbrevation . km is kilometers. It is used in most countries of the world including Canada --Markhamman 13:54, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Shipwrecks
An issue of National Geographic Magazine from many years ago - not sure when, but definitely 80s or earlier, possibly even 60s - featured Sable Island as the "Island of 600 Shipwrecks." It was an interesting article and should definitely be included in the entry here if anyone can find the reference. I can do no better than pull it from memory, I'm afraid.
