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Calémere has, depending on definition, five to seven continental masses, which do not coincide with the culturally defined continents (from a Western Calemerian (Evandorian) prospective; other languages as e.g. Chlouvānem do not express the concept of "continent", even though they have adopted names for the same lands as the Evandorians). Most Calemerians, thus, recognize seven or nine different continents<ref>Conventional names are Íscégon, and the Cerian is given if they differ. Chlouvānem names are usually different as both cultures gave those lands the name of some of the first inhabitants they found, but they discovered different parts of the continents first (except for Ogúviutón)</ref>: | Calémere has, depending on definition, five to seven continental masses, which do not coincide with the culturally defined continents (from a Western Calemerian (Evandorian) prospective; other languages as e.g. Chlouvānem do not express the concept of "continent", even though they have adopted names for the same lands as the Evandorians). Most Calemerians, thus, recognize seven or nine different continents<ref>Conventional names are Íscégon, and the Cerian is given if they differ. Chlouvānem names are usually different as both cultures gave those lands the name of some of the first inhabitants they found, but they discovered different parts of the continents first (except for Ogúviutón)</ref>: | ||
* '''Evandor''' (Cer. ''Evandó'' [ɛvanˈdoː]) is the cradle continent of Western Calemerian civilizations. From a geographical point of view, it is only a part of a greater landmass together with '''Márusúturon''' [maːruˈsuːturon] and '''Védren''' (Cer. ''Véduren'' [ | * '''Evandor''' (Cer. ''Evandó'' [ɛvanˈdoː]) is the cradle continent of Western Calemerian civilizations. From a geographical point of view, it is only a part of a greater landmass together with '''Márusúturon''' [maːruˈsuːturon] and '''Védren''' (Cer. ''Véduren'' [ˈveːduren]; Chl. ''Holmenas''). While Védren has a single pretty large connection with the other parts and the border is only undecided in where in this large area should be put, for Evandor and Márusúturon there is no real divide, as even Evandorian countries have their own definition. A large part lying between the two major mediterranean seas of the Evandor-Márusúturon-Védren landmass is considered completely as part of Evandor by a few Evandorian nations such as Nivaren, Kalo, or Gathuráni, while for others, such as Ceria or Nordúlik, the geographical border of the Síluren Mountains, which splits the area roughly in half, is the eastern limit of Evandor; with this definition, Evandor is the smallest of the seven continents. The Chlouvānem Inquisition, which occupies (according to the broader definition of Evandor) most of Márusúturon, recognizes Evandor and Márusúturon as a single continent called ''Mārṣūtram'' (an adaptation of the Cerian name), even if this is mostly limited to scientific circles, with different, cultural-based definitions, which are popularly used in different areas. | ||
* '''Púríton''' [puːˈriːton] (Chl. ''Destėna'') is the largest continent (if Evandor, Márusúturon, and Védren are counted separately) and lies in the western hemisphere, mostly in the northern hemisphere but stretching up to about 18ºS; it and Márusúturon are the only continents which have all major biomes and climates (though Púríton has only marginal areas of tundra and, unlike Márusúturon, has no polar ice cap). | * '''Púríton''' [puːˈriːton] (Chl. ''Destėna'') is the largest continent (if Evandor, Márusúturon, and Védren are counted separately) and lies in the western hemisphere, mostly in the northern hemisphere but stretching up to about 18ºS; it and Márusúturon are the only continents which have all major biomes and climates (though Púríton has only marginal areas of tundra and, unlike Márusúturon, has no polar ice cap). | ||
* '''Ceránento''' [kɛˈraːnento] (Chl.: ''Bėpata'') is a continent in the western hemisphere, the third-smallest of the seven commonly accepted continents, completely in the southern hemisphere and mostly temperate. | * '''Ceránento''' [kɛˈraːnento] (Chl.: ''Bėpata'') is a continent in the western hemisphere, the third-smallest of the seven commonly accepted continents, completely in the southern hemisphere and mostly temperate. | ||
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There are, furthermore, two "special" continents: | There are, furthermore, two "special" continents: | ||
'''Quéaten''' [ | '''Quéaten''' [ˈkweːaten] (Chl.: ''naleiyutei lanāye'' "Eastern Islands") lies mostly in the northern hemisphere, between Púríton and Márusúturon, but it is not a single continental landmass, being a large island with lots of smaller ones around it. | ||
'''Gurdugal''' (Cer. ''Gúrodogáro'' [guːrodoˈgaːro]; Chl. ''Gudarghāla'') lies mostly on the same continental plate as Evandor/Márusúturon, from which it is divided by skerry-filled straits, but it is usually considered a different continent first of all for its sheer size - even if more than half of it is tundra or, most commonly, ice cap - and also because it is the only "continent" which is not populated by humans (apart from really small settlements on some coasts) but by orcs. | '''Gurdugal''' (Cer. ''Gúrodogáro'' [guːrodoˈgaːro]; Chl. ''Gudarghāla'') lies mostly on the same continental plate as Evandor/Márusúturon, from which it is divided by skerry-filled straits, but it is usually considered a different continent first of all for its sheer size - even if more than half of it is tundra or, most commonly, ice cap - and also because it is the only "continent" which is not populated by humans (apart from really small settlements on some coasts) but by orcs. | ||