Atlas: Zetahburook

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Zetahburook

Zetahburook [zeh-TAH-boo-rook] is a large island continentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigContinents

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to the west of Zahkdarretplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZahkdarret

Zahkdarret is the largest continent of Helevos, encompassing most of the western hemisphere to the west and north of Anásthias.

North polar projection of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk landmass, showing the average range of north polar ice

In Mayapo it means “
, approximately 9000 km east-west and 8500 km north-south. It forms part of the Zahkdarret-Retzaykplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZahkdarret-Retzayk

Zahkdarret-Retzayk is a supercontinental landmass consisting of Zahkdarret, Retzayk and the island continent Zetahburook. This contiguous landmass covers most of the northern hemisphere.

North polar projection of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk landmass, showing the average range of north polar ice
supercontinent.

Zetahburook is mostly hot, wet and low-lying, covered in viridplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life.
jungle and swamp, dotted with hundreds of lakes and several huge inland seas. The three largest bodies of fresh water in the world are found on this continent.

The continent is on the far side of the world from the Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World

The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.

Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias
, and has never been visited by human explorers. It was named by the ancient Godmenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodmen

The Godmen were the mythical inhabitants of a landmass contiguous with the modern Natorn Archipelago, said to be the ancestors of all the Thalsic peoples of the northern Civilised World. In the Emerald Epoch they created the first great civilisation, referred to as the Realm of the Godmen. The Godmen are said to be mytho-historic, memories of an ancestor race shrouded by millennia of HartheraAnrelAnrelherherAnrelAnrel
, but was only ever a footnote in the most ancient geographical texts kept in the libraries of Miyarrisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarris

Miyarris [mee-YA-riss], (also Miarris, from Mayápo Mayarous) was a hugely influential ancient civilisation located which flourished during the Celadon Epoch, from 4000-3000 BME. It is considered the first great civilisation in history since the the mythic Godmen.

Ancient Miyarris

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, its exact location being unknown.

 
maps/zetahburook.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/18 09:40 by Robert How · []