Geography of Balúrail: Difference between revisions
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The '''geography of [[Balúrail]]''' is dominated by peat bogs, swamps and lakes in the west and by forested foothills rising to the [[Mazissage Mountains]] in the east. Balúrail lies at the southwestern end of the continent of [[Méniail]]. It is bordered by [[Gosterra]] to the north and [[Khamria]] to the east, separated from both by the Mazissage Mountains, and by the sea to the west and south. It covers | The '''geography of [[Balúrail]]''' is dominated by peat bogs, swamps and lakes in the west and by forested foothills rising to the [[Mazissage Mountains]] in the east. Balúrail lies at the southwestern end of the continent of [[Méniail]]. It is bordered by [[Gosterra]] to the north and [[Khamria]] to the east, separated from both by the Mazissage Mountains, and by the sea to the west and south. It covers 230,687 mi² (597,477 km²), measuring about 453 miles (729 km) from east to west and 506 miles (814 km) from north to south, and is the coldest region of Méniail. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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Balúrail took its present shape during the [[Great Erosion]]. When [[Aahi]] forced her way into [[Dalel]], the low ground of the region was flooded. [[Yairan]] hardened the earth to halt the erosion, leaving the water no path to escape, and the lowlands became a vast mudflat that in time divided into the swamps, bogs and lakes that cover them today. [[Tahami]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of bogs and swamps, arose from this trapped water. | Balúrail took its present shape during the [[Great Erosion]]. When [[Aahi]] forced her way into [[Dalel]], the low ground of the region was flooded. [[Yairan]] hardened the earth to halt the erosion, leaving the water no path to escape, and the lowlands became a vast mudflat that in time divided into the swamps, bogs and lakes that cover them today. [[Tahami]], the [[Ascendant Spirit]] of bogs and swamps, arose from this trapped water. | ||
The region divides into two parts. The [[Western Lowlands]], | The region divides into two parts. The [[Western Lowlands]], 136,720 mi² (354,103 km²), are low, wet and largely peat bog. The [[Eastern Highlands]], 93,967 mi² (243,373 km²), are rocky foothills and boreal forest rising toward the mountains. The [[Diate River]] and its tributaries form the boundary between them. Most of Balúrail's 1.6 million people live in the lowlands, on dry ground and along the coast. | ||
== Physical geography == | == Physical geography == | ||
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Balúrail is governed by the [[League of Balúrail]]. Its divisions largely follow the land. | Balúrail is governed by the [[League of Balúrail]]. Its divisions largely follow the land. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Division !! Type !! Terrain !! Capital !! Population | ! Division !! Type !! Terrain !! Capital !! Size !! Population | ||
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| [[District of Têr]] || Federal district || South coast, at the mouth of the Diate River || Têr || 320,000 | | [[District of Têr]] || Federal district || South coast, at the mouth of the Diate River || Têr || 33 mi² (85 km²) || 320,000 | ||
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| [[Gostiria]] || State || South coast and the Egoaldigo Swamp; many ports || [[Lusbá]] || 475,000 | | [[Gostiria]] || State || South coast and the Egoaldigo Swamp; many ports || [[Lusbá]] || 68,207 mi² (176,655 km²) || 475,000 | ||
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| [[Ivaiê]] || State || Southwestern peninsula; the Ganze and Belargae swamps and the Donal Hills || [[Ivaiê (City)|Ivaiê]] || 450,000 | | [[Ivaiê]] || State || Southwestern peninsula; the Ganze and Belargae swamps and the Donal Hills || [[Ivaiê (City)|Ivaiê]] || 52,768 mi² (136,668 km²) || 450,000 | ||
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| [[Ezinco]] || State || West coast; the lakes of Ezinco || [[Ezinco (City)|Ezinco]] || 68,000 | | [[Ezinco]] || State || West coast; the lakes of Ezinco || [[Ezinco (City)|Ezinco]] || 17,919 mi² (46,410 km²) || 68,000 | ||
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| [[Gurverde]] || State || Eastern Highlands, from Lake Beltara and the Diate River to the mountains || [[Arremíria]] || 220,000 | | [[Gurverde]] || State || Eastern Highlands, from Lake Beltara and the Diate River to the mountains || [[Arremíria]] || 40,650 mi² (105,283 km²) || 220,000 | ||
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| [[Eimbuver]] || Territory || Northern Eastern Highlands and the Doye Forest || — || 7,000 | | [[Eimbuver]] || Territory || Northern Eastern Highlands and the Doye Forest || — || 43,558 mi² (112,815 km²) || 7,000 | ||
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| [[Mifajene Reservation]] || Semi-sovereign || Northwestern swamps || — || 60,000 | | [[Mifajene Reservation]] || Semi-sovereign || Northwestern swamps || — || 7,552 mi² (19,560 km²) || 60,000 | ||
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About three-quarters of the people of Balúrail live in towns and cities, most of them on the coast or on dry ground. | About three-quarters of the people of Balúrail live in towns and cities, most of them on the coast or on dry ground. | ||