(urth) interview questions

[Lee Berman]

>Jack Smith:I once tried to calculate its [the Whorl] dimensions from the hints Wolfe
>drops, and decided it had to be at least 200 miles long.
 
I'm not too good at such things but I think I've heard 300 mile estimates.
Our moon is 2160 miles in diameter. Moreover, Lune is still in the sky during
Severian's time on Urth so it doesn't seem like a good candidate for the Whorl
either way, to me.