In message , Jaques
d'Alltrades writes
Russia's a *BIG* place.

And *ALL* of it gets colder than here, thanks to us being kept warm by the
Gulfstream.

Even Vladivostok?

Even Vladivostok

http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/...ladivostok.htm

In the FSU Baku has January temperatures comparable to the UK's, so I'd
guess that the same might be the case for bits of Turkmenistan as well.

Sochi (Black Sea coast of Ciscaucasia) looks as if it doesn't get colder
than the UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/c...ml?tt=TT004520
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Stewart Robert Hinsley