Hi Linda,

My atlas puts that off Aberdeen, Scotland, in the North Sea.  I suppose the
Elgin/Franklin manifold is an oil drilling platform.

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From: "Linda Bush" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:55 PM
Subject: Help with a geographical problem


> Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
> I was given some shells at the COA convention with the following locality
data:
>
> "Collected by diver from Elgin/Franklin manifold, at 57 degrees
> 15 minutes North, 1 degree 51 minutes West.   Can someone please tell me
where this is?   I don't have a globe, and my atlas isn't much help unless I
pour through the whole thing.
>
> Can someone please tell me what the nearest country would
> be, or what body of water in which this is located?
>
> Help!!!'
>
> Thanks.
> Linda
>