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===Major oceans and seas=== | ===Major oceans and seas=== | ||
The major oceans and seas of Calémere are: | The major oceans and seas of Calémere are: | ||
* '''Nadrenic Ocean''' (Cer.: ''sotéa Nadoréneo''; Nor. ''xotá Nadrênt''; Spc.: ''č'łup' e t'weyƛ'' <small>"Northern Sea"</small>; Chl.: '' | * '''Nadrenic Ocean''' (Cer.: ''sotéa Nadoréneo''; Nor. ''xotá Nadrênt''; Spc.: ''č'łup' e t'weyƛ'' <small>"Northern Sea"</small>; Chl.: ''våšidælti mairān'' <small>"Spocian Ocean"</small>; Western name from ''Nadren'', the Goddess of the Seas in Nivarese mythology), lying between Védren to the south, Púríton to the west, and Evandor/Márusúturon to the east. Its northern limit is usually defined as a straight line between the northernmost point of Evandor (on Holenagika) at 71ºN and the northernmost point of Púríton at 67ºN; its southernmost limit between Védren and Púriton is considered to be between Cape Sóroten on Púríton (5ºN) and the westernmost point of Cáren Island off Védren (8ºN). | ||
** '''Evandorian (Inner) Sea''' (Cer.: ''čésion Évandorion''; Nor. ''kix Êvandurin''; Chl.: ''hålinaiki jariā'' <small>"Sea of Holenagika"</small>), the inner sea of Evandor, officially a part of the Nadrenic Ocean, delimited by the main landmass to the south (whose shores are mainly divided between Ceria and Nordúlik) and Holenagika to the north. Its western end, the Holenagic Strait, connects to the main Nadrenic Ocean, while the northern end, the Gathura Straits (whose narrowest part is just north of the Polar Circle), connects to the Northern Polar Ocean. | ** '''Evandorian (Inner) Sea''' (Cer.: ''čésion Évandorion''; Nor. ''kix Êvandurin''; Chl.: ''hålinaiki jariā'' <small>"Sea of Holenagika"</small>), the inner sea of Evandor, officially a part of the Nadrenic Ocean, delimited by the main landmass to the south (whose shores are mainly divided between Ceria and Nordúlik) and Holenagika to the north. Its western end, the Holenagic Strait, connects to the main Nadrenic Ocean, while the northern end, the Gathura Straits (whose narrowest part is just north of the Polar Circle), connects to the Northern Polar Ocean. | ||
** '''Carpan Sea''', '''Nähärian Sea''', or '''Eastern Sea''' (Cer.: ''čésion Cáropo''; Nor. ''kix Neħer''; Chl.: ''vīṭadælti jariā'' <small>"Sea of Wírdaryȁngdé"</small>), the inner sea which is the easternmost part of the Nadrenic Ocean, enclosed insider Márusúturon and Védren except for a small passage at its western end - the Ránon Strait - at the westernmost point of Márusúturon. | ** '''Carpan Sea''', '''Nähärian Sea''', or '''Eastern Sea''' (Cer.: ''čésion Cáropo''; Nor. ''kix Neħer''; Chl.: ''vīṭadælti jariā'' <small>"Sea of Wírdaryȁngdé"</small>), the inner sea which is the easternmost part of the Nadrenic Ocean, enclosed insider Márusúturon and Védren except for a small passage at its western end - the Ránon Strait - at the westernmost point of Márusúturon. | ||