Talk:Ernest Legouve Reef

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pretty much the last line or so of this article is... " was written in the years 1873-4, so some goog 25 years before the discovery" of the Reef!." my query is ... GOOG... what is goog. i cant find it anywhere. except as a reference to google. should this comment be in there, therefore.

hope im not wasting anyones time

Some people say that one's personality is reflected off their car... Well, I have no car 04:31, 1 May 2008 (UTC) (username = Sanasazi ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sanasazi (talk • contribs) 04:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed goog to goof, on the fact that the F and G keys are next to each other on the Qwerty keboard. --Auric (talk) 02:31, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Major edit - but need some sourced[edit]

I have just rewritten this rather messy page but I have no idea is the information is correct at all hence the references tag. Some internet searches seem to turn up a few mentions, but nothing quotable or any original sources. R-T-C (talk) 11:54, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This could still use some work. William Butcher's introduction to Sidney Kravitz's new definitive translation (Wesleyan University Press, 2001) of Verne's The Mysterious Island is much clearer: "Smith places the Mysterious Island at 34•57' S and 150•30' W - which is the site of persistent but unconfirmed reports of authentic land. Krauth reports than an "Ernest-Legouve Reef" is situated at 35•12' S, 150•40' W, which is very close [ref: Bernhard Krauth, "Le Reclif Maria-Theresa," BSJV 84 (1987):32]. Although absent from the 1859 Admiralty Chart, the reef was recorded in "Paris notice to mariners 164/1122/1902," and the International Hydrographic Bureau stated on 9 February 1957: "Ernest-Legouve Reef was reported in 1902 by the caption of the French ship Ernest-Legouve. The reef was about 100 meters long and another reef was sighted near it."" Matt1618 (talk) 18:51, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have made several changes, consistent with Butcher Matt1618 (talk) 22:28, 14 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidental?[edit]

"In its location and description, Ernest Legouve Reef corresponds to the rock that was said to be all that was left of Lincoln Island at the end of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island."

Is this coincidental or what?--80.141.193.64 (talk) 15:14, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible that the supposed discovery of the Ernest-Legouvé Reef was influenced by Jules Vernes "Mysterious Island"?80.141.175.107 (talk) 16:24, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, it's pure coincidence. The idea of an island in this most remote part of the Ocean - and the chance connection with Verne - is very intriguing though. Verne probably chose this particular part of the Pacific because it was/is more remote from dry land than almost any other region of the oceans. 195.67.149.160 (talk) 15:49, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think about the connection Butcher makes with the real life Ernest Legouve? I added that along with, admittedly, some speculation. I'd love to hear from Butcher himself what he thinks of how I framed this. Matt1618 (talk) 18:01, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]