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* '''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. ''Rālmānas''). 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 (the isthmus of Tabal is considered the geographical border, but many countries to the east of it, while geographically in Márusúturon, are often grouped with Védren for cultural, historical, political, and economical reasons), 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 Nordulik, 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 second-smallest of the seven continents.<br/>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); the part that Evandorians call "Márusúturon", however, is in Chlouvānem usage divided in many smaller areas (i.e. the Southern Rainforests; the Skyrdegan area; the Toyubeshian area...) all considered areas of primary importance just as other "continents" (the internationally defined ones) are.

* '''Púríton''' [puːˈriːton] (Chl. ''Dhorāluka'')  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.: ''Vṛtāyas'') is a continent in the western hemisphere, the smallest of the seven commonly accepted continents, completely in the southern hemisphere and mostly temperate.

* '''Fárásen''' [faːˈraːsen] (Chl.: ''Kūdrivas'') is almost a twin continent of Ceránento, about 20º east of it and some 10 degrees of latitude south of southwestern Védren. It stretches more to the south and is larger than Ceránento (and the Cerian definition of Evandor), and it is also the southernmost continental landmass, reaching about 74ºS.

* '''Ovítioná''' [oviːtjoˈnaː] (Chl.: ''Pašīrgamis''), completely in the southern hemisphere, is the third-largest continent (Márusúturon and Védren are larger in any definition), with a distinctive elongated shape extending mostly longitudinally. Its climate is roughly divided by a mountain chain running all its width in a temperate north side and a more subpolar taiga on the south side. Some islands south of its main continental landmass are the southernmost continent-bound islands on Calémere, nearing 78ºS.

* '''Queáten''' [kweˈaːten] (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 mainly populated by humans (apart from really small settlements on some coasts) but by orcs. Its northern coast is also the northernmost land on the planet, reaching over 84ºN.