Eleven Degrees

Eleven Degrees

The 49^th Parallel marks out the border
That runs between Washington State and BC –
And up on the 60, in similar order,
There’s Yukon above and below it’s BC.
British Columbia, British Columbia,
More of a pigeon and less of a dove.
As woody as Hampshire, as hilly as Cumbria,
It’s very well named, is British Columbia.

Across the Atlantic, Britannia’s beached –
There’s Jersey just north of the 49^th line,
And up on the 60, the Shetlands are reached –
The latitude fifties, they’re yours and they’re mine.
British Columbia, British Columbia,
Just as far north – indeed, just as far south –
From Caithness to Cornwall, from Cardiff to Cumbria,
Ev’rything fits inside British Columbia.

I’ve mused on this topic elsewhere, focussing on the the other side of the ocean. Also, I feel it’s a shame that the map I used didn’t feature the rest of Ireland, but you know where it would be.