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Ms Woods,
 
It seems as if Baskul is still lost (to me at least).  A worldwide search
(except the US) did not pick up anything by that name.  A geographic
search on the region found "Baskail" as a town in Bangladesh - not quite
the right area.
 
However, Southern Africans have an affection for Lost Horizons.  There
are two farms listed in Zimbabwe and five farms listed in South Africa
named Shangri La.
 
You're welcome,
 
Ed Taylor
GEOname Digital Gazetteer, GDE Systems, Inc.
Home Page: http://www.gdesystems.com/IIS/Slipsheets/GEONAME.html
 
 
On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Cheryl Woods, UWO wrote:
 
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In the novel, Lost Horizons, there is reference made to a place called Baskul.
> I could not find this place in any sources here and perhaps it is indeed a
> fictitious place. Many of the other places mentioned however do indeed exist, so
> I'm wondering if any of the MAPS-L folks would like to try their luck.
> Thanks in advance,
> Cheryl Woods
> Map Library
> University of Western Ontario
> London, Canada
>