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[[File:Lower Bukovina.png|right|560px|thumb|6-mile map of Lower Bukovina, in central Ukraine]]
 
'''6-mile hex maps''' are zoomed-in maps derived rom [[20-mile Hex Map|20-mile hex maps]], using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's infrastructure and real-world topography and place names.  The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description.  6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six.  Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.
 
'''6-mile hex maps''' are zoomed-in maps derived rom [[20-mile Hex Map|20-mile hex maps]], using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's infrastructure and real-world topography and place names.  The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description.  6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six.  Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.
  
 
[[File:Divided 20-mile hex.jpg|left|245px|thumb]]
 
[[File:Divided 20-mile hex.jpg|left|245px|thumb]]

Revision as of 22:28, 13 December 2022

6-mile map of Lower Bukovina, in central Ukraine

6-mile hex maps are zoomed-in maps derived rom 20-mile hex maps, using a complex procedure of map drawing and random generation deriving from a map's infrastructure and real-world topography and place names. The designation "6-mile" is an inaccurate description. 6-mile hexes are derived from splitting a 20-mile hex, as shown in the image below, and are in fact 6.67 mi. in diameter, not six. Nonetheless, the "6-mile" appellation is used as a simplification.

Divided 20-mile hex.jpg