Beaufort Sea - Tumblr Posts

wallpaper

this is the wallpaper in the downstairs bathroom of my parent's house. I have always liked it.  one thing always confused me:

the beaufort sea is always displayed this way. the "b" on the edge of one sheet and the "eaubord sea" on the edge of another. I never knew if they lined up like that on purpose or if was just the way the metaphorical cookie crumbled, the way the map unfurled, as it were.

granted, I was never so concerned that I looked it up. the question only occurred to me when I was in the bathroom. and considering that I have spent very little time at my parent's house the last 1-2 years, the quarry was virtually absent from my mind. 

but recently I find myself under their roof once again for an extended period of time, an extended period of time which has brought this quarry once again into the glistening pools of questions in my brain. so I looked it up. indeed, the beaufort sea is real. according to wikipedia it is:

a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean,   located north of the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, and Alaska and west of Canada's Arctic islands. The sea is named after hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort. The major Mackenzie River empties into the Canadian part of the sea, west of Tuktoyaktuk, which is one of the few permanent settlements on the sea shores.

well, wasn't that interesting. another point of interest: my home town has signs warning drivings of possible turtle crossings.