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'''Incomplete map'''.  Labels are a convenience until further design is applied.
  
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Click to enlarge.  Shows latitude 72.51 to 82.34 north, including islands from the Canadian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Archipelago Arctic Archipelago], including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Island_(Northwest_Territories_and_Nunavut) Melville], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_Island Banks], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Island_(Canada) Victoria] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellef_Ringnes_Island Ellef Ringnes] islands, with parts of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Heiberg_Island Axel Heiberg], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_Island_(Canada) Bathurst] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellesmere_Island Ellesmere] islands.  There are exactly two civilized hexes in all this vast area — I've made no plans for what may dwell here at this time.  The area is so remote that it seems unimportant; I don't imagine I'll ever see players running in this part of the world.
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Arctic region reaching from 82.34°N south to 72.51°N, including a vast frozen archipelago of hundreds of islands.  Undiscovered by civilisation but according to legends, occupied by unknown human tribes.   
  
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The map is as advanced as it is because some time ago I took it upon myself to plot the coastlines of Northern Canada to challenge myself.
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Hexes are [[20-mile Hex Map|20 miles]] in diameter.  Total area depicted equals 366,450 sq.m.
  
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Orange lines indicate 150°W (top left), 120°W (center) and 90°W (top right).  Thus, the top left of the map is north of Anchorage, the center is north of Calgary, while the top right is north of St. Louis.  Hexes are [[20-mile Hex Map|20 miles]] in diameter.  Numbers on the left and right indicate distance from the North Pole in hexes.
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== Features ==
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==== Arctic Ocean ====
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The '''Arctic Ocean''' is an almost completely landlocked body of water in the far north of the world.  The ocean is a vast waste of pack ice, formed during the winter, spring and fall months.  When the ice begins to break in early July, a relentless river of ice bergs move steadily eastward through the '''McClure Strait''', making westward passage impossible.  In some years the '''Melville Sound''' is clear for shipping; in others, the sound is impassable.  None of these waters have been discovered by civilisation.  '''Melville Island''' is the largest of the islands north of the straight and east of '''Ellesmere''', on the map's eastern edge.  A central plateau on Melville is inhabited by musk oxen.
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[[Sheet Maps]]<br>
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== Adjacent Maps ==
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:East: [[Map A.10 - Bathurst|Bathurst]]<br>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; background-color:#d4f2f2;"
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:West: [[Map A.08 - Arctic|Arctic]]<br>
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! [[Map A.08 - Arctic|A8: Arctic]] !! colspan="2"|[[Map A.09 - Melville|A9: Melville]] !! [[Map A.10 - Bathurst|A10: Bathurst]]
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And from Wikipedia,<br>
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:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitikmeot_Region Kitikmeot Region] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%27Clure_Strait McClure Strait] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Gustav_Adolf_Sea Prince Gustof Adolf Sea] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qikiqtaaluk_Region Qikiqtaaluk Region]
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! colspan="2"|[[Map B.12 - Yukon|B12: Yukon]] !! colspan="2"|[[Map B.13 - Barrens|B13: Barrens]]
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See [[Sheet Maps]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 3 July 2021

A.09 - Melville.jpg

Incomplete map. Labels are a convenience until further design is applied.

Arctic region reaching from 82.34°N south to 72.51°N, including a vast frozen archipelago of hundreds of islands. Undiscovered by civilisation but according to legends, occupied by unknown human tribes.

Hexes are 20 miles in diameter. Total area depicted equals 366,450 sq.m.

Features

Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is an almost completely landlocked body of water in the far north of the world. The ocean is a vast waste of pack ice, formed during the winter, spring and fall months. When the ice begins to break in early July, a relentless river of ice bergs move steadily eastward through the McClure Strait, making westward passage impossible. In some years the Melville Sound is clear for shipping; in others, the sound is impassable. None of these waters have been discovered by civilisation. Melville Island is the largest of the islands north of the straight and east of Ellesmere, on the map's eastern edge. A central plateau on Melville is inhabited by musk oxen.

Adjacent Maps

A8: Arctic A9: Melville A10: Bathurst
B12: Yukon B13: Barrens


See Sheet Maps

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