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==Geography and Climate== | ==Geography and Climate== | ||
Elondor is located immediately north of the [[Nokim|continent of Nokim]], mostly separated by the [[Timesthe|Sea of Timesthe]], but at their closest point, the [[Seligonian Trident]], only about 7.5 [[Olgish Leagues apart]]. It spans just under 80 Olgish Leagues east to west between the seas of [[Avalia]] and [[Runion]] and just over 50 Olgish Leagues north to south, giving it an upper-central position, entirely in the northern hemisphere, between the continents of [[Eren]] and Nokim. The continent has a vaguely triangular shape between its corner points at Tár-Noldorin, the Allalond, and the Seligonian Trident, with the Erendál peninsula emerging in its northeast and forming a fourth tip of land. An S-shaped mountain chain comprised of the Míbar-Hûrind, the Reknayan Mountains, and the Seven Rivers, and extended by the Erendál Mountains, the highlands of Belkondíl, and the mountains of Seligon, cuts Elondor in half, separating the northeastern part, the | Elondor is located immediately north of the [[Nokim|continent of Nokim]], mostly separated by the [[Timesthe|Sea of Timesthe]], but at their closest point, the [[Seligonian Trident]], only about 7.5 [[Olgish Leagues apart]]. It spans just under 80 Olgish Leagues east to west between the seas of [[Avalia]] and [[Runion]] and just over 50 Olgish Leagues north to south, giving it an upper-central position, entirely in the northern hemisphere, between the continents of [[Eren]] and Nokim. The continent has a vaguely triangular shape between its corner points at Tár-Noldorin, the Allalond, and the Seligonian Trident, with the Erendál peninsula emerging in its northeast and forming a fourth tip of land. An S-shaped mountain chain comprised of the Míbar-Hûrind, the Reknayan Mountains, and the Seven Rivers, and extended by the Erendál Mountains, the highlands of Belkondíl, and the mountains of Seligon, cuts Elondor in half, separating the northeastern, Avalian from the southwestern, Runian part. It has three major inland sees, the Kalparian Sea in the northwest and the White Sea and the Bight of Loskilón on its southern shores. | ||
Traditionally, the continent is divided into eight regions: | |||
*'''Belkondíl''', the heartland of Lécaron, located on both banks of the rivers Cëlac and Brethan in the southwestern corner of Elondor. The homeland of the Olgs and Western Sosks, it is a vast area of heath and moorland, mostly looking upon the brash waters of Runion, but with warmer strands toward the Timesthe to the south. | |||
Traditionally, the continent is divided | *'''Old Seligon''', the homeland of Iilish culture, east of Belkondíl, comprising Moreth east of the Seven Rivers, the fields of Amasia, and the islands of the Gulf of Seligon. Served considerably milder climate by the warm streams of the Timesthe, it consists of mostly swampy plains and humid highlands, notable the Seven Rivers, and with the Lakes of Amasia Elondor's largest inland bodies of water. | ||
*'''Belkondíl''', the homeland of the Olgs, | *'''Seligon''', the southeastern tip of the continent. | ||
*The '''Reknayan Mountains''' | |||
*'''Celsond''' | |||
*'''Aribel''', the homeland of the Aribelians, located in the utmost northwest | *'''Aribel''', the homeland of the Aribelians, located in the utmost northwest | ||
*'''Geran''' | |||
This position between the longitudes of 38° and 60° north allows for the mostly temperate climate in Elondor. The southwestern corner of the continent, effectively the southern coast of Seligon, experiences the warmest climate with mild winters and dry summers, propagated by the warm water carried north by the eastern half of the Timesthian stream. Its warmest sub-region is the plain of Iliatar, which experiences hot subtropical and in exceptional years even tropical climate. | This position between the longitudes of 38° and 60° north allows for the mostly temperate climate in Elondor. The southwestern corner of the continent, effectively the southern coast of Seligon, experiences the warmest climate with mild winters and dry summers, propagated by the warm water carried north by the eastern half of the Timesthian stream. Its warmest sub-region is the plain of Iliatar, which experiences hot subtropical and in exceptional years even tropical climate. | ||