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Letter: Was tile thule?

Published 26 June 2004

From Molly Gibson

John Gray’s missing island of “Tile” seems to be Thule, a northern island described by the Greek navigator Pytheas in the 4th century BC (5 June, p 31). It has been suggested that it was Norway, Shetland or even Iceland.

Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, UK

Issue no. 2453 published 26 June 2004

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