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==== Barents Sea ====
 
==== Barents Sea ====
A portion of the Arctic Ocean, stretching northward from [[Thann of Finnemar|Finnemar]] and [[Great Thann of Aenaria|Aenaria]].  The sea is named after Willem Barents, who mapped the sea in the 16th century while searching for the Northeast Passage to China; it is called '''Edhellen''' by elves.  The depth of this part is no more than 80 fathoms.  Eddies and currents are numerous and complex, which contributes to the warm waters brought from the North Atlantic drift, so that the portion within 20-30 miles of land never freezesBergs are common beyond this passage. Although water temperatures vary from year to year, they are coolest in April and warmest in OctoberExcept during this period, the remainder of the sea shown is frozen.  Haddock, cod and plaice are plentiful and caught in large numbers.
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A portion of the Arctic Ocean, stretching northward from the coasts of [[Great Thann of Aenaria|Aenaria]] and [[Barony of Yak'Margug|Yak'Margug]]; the sea is bounded on the east by [[Realm of Jotunheim|Jotunheim]].  The gnolls of Bjarmaland call the sea Mar'Mul.  Eddies and currents are numerous and complex, with a considerable portion of the eastern sea being frozen for much of the year.  Because of the skills needed and dangers involved, few whaling captains sail this far east except in unusually warm summers — however, whales are common and gnolls along the coast hunt them in large galley-like boats.
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The portions nearest the continent do not freeze west of the White Sea's mouth or in the vicinity of the Pechora River's outflow, but ice will reach shore in late January & early February elsewhereThis recedes again in late April.  During the summer, icebergs are thick and common.  Haddock, cod and plaice are plentiful and caught in large numbers.

Revision as of 02:12, 22 July 2021

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Sub-arctic region reaching from 77.22°N south to 62.96°N, comprising the south shore of the Barents Sea and the sweeping taiga forest of gnollish Bjarmaland, including parts of Ulthua on the west and Jotunheim at the top right. An important sea-trade route from Archangel on the White Sea connects this isolated land with the rest of Europe. The Barents and Pechora sea are visited yearly by whaling vessels who call the waters here the Devils' Dance Floor, on account of the many icebergs found in the summer. Access to the Kara Sea is managed through the Kara Strait.

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

Features

Barents Sea

A portion of the Arctic Ocean, stretching northward from the coasts of Aenaria and Yak'Margug; the sea is bounded on the east by Jotunheim. The gnolls of Bjarmaland call the sea Mar'Mul. Eddies and currents are numerous and complex, with a considerable portion of the eastern sea being frozen for much of the year. Because of the skills needed and dangers involved, few whaling captains sail this far east except in unusually warm summers — however, whales are common and gnolls along the coast hunt them in large galley-like boats.

The portions nearest the continent do not freeze west of the White Sea's mouth or in the vicinity of the Pechora River's outflow, but ice will reach shore in late January & early February elsewhere. This recedes again in late April. During the summer, icebergs are thick and common. Haddock, cod and plaice are plentiful and caught in large numbers.