RE: OT: Oceanography stuff

G'day David,

 >From the back cover: "Seaworld. A
 >guilt-ridden Earth had turned Cachalot
 >over the few surviving cetaceans as a
 >perpetual refuge - a planet whose
 >surface was one great ocean, where
 >the remnants of the whales, porpoises,
 >and dolphins could pursue thier lives and
 >perhaps even the development of an
 >intelligence greater than man's. <more>"

Thanks.... though the thought of successful transport and setting up a 
suitable supporting ecology seems like a truly Herculean task!!

 >Not so much in that (though it's
 >certainly an interesting idea), but the
 >thought of Micro-Indo-Polynesian's
 >seeking worlds that fit thier culture
 >*and* that most other people don't want.

The question being that if they had the opportunity of a world of their
own 
would they necessarily want one that's mostly water with little if an 
arable land? I don't know just wondering.

Beyond that I personally think most planets will have a mix of climate 
zones and that peoples from a nation with one kind of climate on Earth
may 
not necessarily immediately head for that climate on planet X... then
again 
maybe they will (??). It is a nice idea, just not sure if I agree with
it ;)

 >The book is a great read BTW.

Cool, another one to add to the growing list!

Thanks

Beth