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Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice | Eventoa is somewhat warmer than Earth, with an average temperature about 1.5-2°C higher than present-day Earth, and that with the large northern ice sheet: with most of the parallels north of 35°N being on land for the majority of their length, there is no circumpolar cold current and, in fact, warm currents hit the far northern landmasses warming northern Seralton, eastern Ceránen, Tregos, northwestern Purédo and Éte far more than their latitudes would suggest. Meanwhile, there is barely any land south of 70°S - a few archipelagos and scattered islands - and only a single small island south of 80°S. | ||
The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Témo as a large continent, with Southern Témo having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Témo and central Šacoria. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Purédo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Euxiten (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species. | The continental landmasses have mostly been isolated for long enough that they have developed their own distinct fauna and flora. There are, in fact, some large continental ecoregions for fauna and flora: Seralton-Šacoria-Témo as a large continent, with Southern Témo having more endemic species that haven't spread elsewhere due to the deserts of northern Témo and central Šacoria. Lusaṃrīte and Jūhma have their own species, and have in common many species between them, though mainly in flora and temperate fauna, while animals in their tropical zones are quite distinct; Purédo has species in common with both Ceránen (temperate and boreal) and Euxiten (tropical), but the three continents have mostly distinct species. | ||
==Continents== | ==Continents== | ||
'''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of | '''Seralton''', '''Témo''', '''Šacoria''' and '''Purédo''' are, geographically, part of a single landmass, which makes up slightly more than half of all land area of Eventoa. However, Purédo is rarely ever considered to be joined to the other three, as they are only connected through a mostly polar landmass with southern shores well beyond 75°N, in some places north of 80°N, particularly north of Seralton and Šacoria<ref>The Northern Šacorian Sea, effectively landlocked, is topographically either Eventoa's largest lake or an enormous bay of the world ocean; however, the "strait" which would connect it to the rest of the world ocean should be at roughly 84°N and is covered by the northern ice cap. This sea lies mostly between 55° and 80°N, however an arm of it reaches as far south as 46°N.</ref>. The northern part of this landmass is covered by Eventoa's northern ice sheet; ice shelves in the seas around it reach the polar circle, however, due to warm ocean currents, a small section of coast due north of Seralton, straddling the 80th parallel north, may be ice-free for a few weeks during the summer.<br/>The ice sheet is largely contained north of the polar circle and mostly north of 70°N by mountains or seas in most of the planet, with the exception of central Purédo, where in the interior it reaches well south of the polar circle (as far south as 57°N) and marks the climate of the interior highlands, the so-called «Dead Lands», a large barren wasteland that is inhospitable for most forms of life. | ||
* Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the | * Aside from the two large landmasses that are connected by the polar land bridge, there are three subregions which are too small to be considered continents, but may be grouped differently: these are essentially small lands that extend from the polar landmasses far enough to allow human settlement. '''Éte''' - the largest and mildest (some of the islands associated with it are south of 50°N) - is located at the northeastern end of Purédo, creating a bridge towards Ceránen; '''Oduran''' is by far the smallest, due northwest of Seralton, which is still warmed by the Purédonian current enough to be mostly ice-free even with its southernmost point at 58°N; it is often politically included in Seralton, but its history is completely different, and even Seraltonians only discovered it in the modern era. '''Tregos''' lies between Šacoria and Ceránen, but its mountainous chains and relatively southern latitude - up to 53°N - shelter it somewhat from the polar ice cap. While not a separate landmass, Tregos was the last major land on Eventoa to be settled by humans, about two hundred years before the present. | ||
'''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores (mostly on the island of Holenagika), about 70°N, are cold due to the influx of the great northern ice, though ice-free due to warm currents, but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern | '''Seralton''' is the smallest true continent - despite being joined to Šacoria in the east - and lies well within the northern temperate zone. Its northern shores (mostly on the island of Holenagika), about 70°N, are cold due to the influx of the great northern ice, though ice-free due to warm currents, but the rest of the continent is warmed by its many internal seas and by the warm current flowing northeastwards across the ocean from southern Purédo; that makes Seralton quite temperate for its northern latitude. Seraltonian-based civilizations have colonized much of the rest of the planet, establishing culturally Seraltonian societies particularly the near totality of the inhabitable areas of Purédo and Ceránen and most of Euxiten and Sođeu, in a few parts of Témo and only marginally in the other continents. | ||
'''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Témo in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria, the land connection between the three Old World continents, is a large belt of steppes in the north and deserts to the south - contiguous to the great northern desert of Témo to the west - that forms a huge natural barrier between the continents, broken by the sky islands of the Máro Mountains, whose rivers on both sides have been major trade routes for millennia. The south coast of Šacoria, towards Témo, lying firmly in the dry latitudes, forms a huge coastal desert contiguous to the ones of Central Šacoria. | '''Šacoria''' is a continent joined to Seralton at its western end and to Témo in the southwest. It is divided into four major areas: the southeastern subcontinent, towards the island seas dividing it from Lusaṃrīte, which is by far the most populated area of the continent and where most of its countries are; the mild temperate highlands of this part of the world are also where behaviourally modern Eventoan humans first developed. Central Šacoria, the land connection between the three Old World continents, is a large belt of steppes in the north and deserts to the south - contiguous to the great northern desert of Témo to the west - that forms a huge natural barrier between the continents, broken by the sky islands of the Máro Mountains, whose rivers on both sides have been major trade routes for millennia. The south coast of Šacoria, towards Témo, lying firmly in the dry latitudes, forms a huge coastal desert contiguous to the ones of Central Šacoria. | ||
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* '''Siceron''' is usually considered to be the northwestern subcontinent of Euxiten, however it is a separate landmass divided from the main one by shallow straits. It is also substantially larger than all other quasi-continents. | * '''Siceron''' is usually considered to be the northwestern subcontinent of Euxiten, however it is a separate landmass divided from the main one by shallow straits. It is also substantially larger than all other quasi-continents. | ||
* The continent of '''Sođeu''' is made of four major landmasses, sometimes all considered quasi-continents on their own, even if the largest makes up nearly 65% of the entire continent. | * The continent of '''Sođeu''' is made of four major landmasses, sometimes all considered quasi-continents on their own, even if the largest makes up nearly 65% of the entire continent. | ||
* The islands of '''Holenagika''', north of | * The islands of '''Holenagika''', north of Seralton, and '''Nāfo''' (Toyubeshian: ''Naafọ''), the largest of the Toyubeshian islands in Eastern Lusaṃrīte, are both large enough to be considered quasi-continents, but are geographically and historically tightly linked to the respective mainlands so much that they are considered islands; Nāfo is, for legal purposes, considered to be part of mainland Lusaṃrīte (as are a few other islands in the Lusamritene Inland Seas) by the government of the Dundulanyä Confederation, which it belongs to<ref>The strait between Nāfo and the Śubhāla region on mainland Lusaṃrīte is less than 10 km wide in its narrowest part, and is bridged for both road and rail traffic.</ref>. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[Category:Eventoa]] | [[Category:Eventoa]] | ||