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[[File:Argaea_Topo_Map.png|right|250px|Topographic map of Argaea]] | [[File:Argaea_Topo_Map.png|right|250px|Topographic map of Argaea]] | ||
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Argaea is a four-island {{wp|archipelago}} above the [[Australis]] mainland, in the southern interface between the [[Absurian Ocean]] and the [[Ocean of Cathay]]. | Argaea is a four-island {{wp|archipelago}} above the [[Australis]] mainland, in the southern interface between the [[Absurian Ocean]] and the [[Ocean of Cathay]]. | ||
===Climate and environment=== | ===Climate and environment=== | ||
{{Further|Prevailing Winds}} | {{Further|Prevailing Winds}} | ||
[[File:Argaea climate map.png|250px|right|Climate map of Argaea.]] | [[File:Argaea climate map.png|250px|right|Climate map of Argaea.]] | ||
Argaea | Argaea Maior , north of the Argaean Mountains, and Argaea Minor, have a marine west coast climate, with short, cool summers and long, wet, moderately mild winters: the precipitation averages {{convert|3000|mm|in|0|abbr=on}} a year in the far west, but precipitation decreases rapidly towards the eastern side. Temperatures are steady throughout the year, they hardly surpass {{convert|9|°C|°F|sigfig=2}} in summers and average {{convert|0|°C|°F|sigfig=2}} in winters. Snowfall can occur in summer. South of the Argaean Mountains and on Ile Remarque and Sudile, there is a tundra climate with large glacial formations on the southern slopes of the Argean Mountains. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Words, words, words. (late 16th century - 18th century, exact dates determined by you to fit your lore) | Words, words, words. (late 16th century - 18th century, exact dates determined by you to fit your lore) | ||
Arcadia was lightly colonized by the Duchy of martial's in the late 16th century until the mid 18th century as a whaling station and later as a penguin and ice factory. It was never a full fledged colony and as never self-sufficient but it's revenue was important to the Duchy and the ice gave the Metropole as taste of refinement. The colony never had permanent population of more than 200 people, mostly men, spread across three whaling stations on Argaea Maior and Argaea Minor. | |||
[[Duchy_of_Martilles#Economy]] Ice, whales, and penquins | |||
===Late modern period=== | ===Late modern period=== | ||
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{{Further|Government_of_Burgundie#Provinces|Government_of_Burgundie#County_Government|Government of Burgundie#Municipal Government|Cities of Burgundie}} | {{Further|Government_of_Burgundie#Provinces|Government_of_Burgundie#County_Government|Government of Burgundie#Municipal Government|Cities of Burgundie}} | ||
===Military | ===Military=== | ||
[[Kiro-Burgoignesc_relations#Joint_Training_Exercise,_Operation_Snowblind]] | |||
[[Navy_of_Burgundie#Absurian_Australis_Command]] | |||
The [[Navy of Burgundie|Australis Dog Sled Patrol]] is an elite unit of the [[Navy of Burgundie]]. It conducts {{wp|long-range reconnaissance patrolling}}, and enforces [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] sovereignty in the [[Australis]] wilderness of southern Argaea. Patrolling is usually done in pairs and using dog sleds with about a dozen dogs, sometimes for four months and often without additional human contact. | The [[Navy of Burgundie|Australis Dog Sled Patrol]] is an elite unit of the [[Navy of Burgundie]]. It conducts {{wp|long-range reconnaissance patrolling}}, and enforces [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] sovereignty in the [[Australis]] wilderness of southern Argaea. Patrolling is usually done in pairs and using dog sleds with about a dozen dogs, sometimes for four months and often without additional human contact. | ||
{{Infobox military installation | {{Infobox military installation | ||
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====Rail==== | ====Rail==== | ||
{{Further|Rail transportation in Burgundie}} | {{Further|Rail transportation in Burgundie}} | ||
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Argaea uses [[Track gauges around the world|Standard gauge]], 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) for both freight and passenger rail. | |||
There is no passenger rail in Argaea, there are about 1,384 km of rails used for freight for the research and industrial complexes. Due to the climate all power is provided by the locomotives, there is no electrification of the rails. 543km of the rails are {{wp|double track}}, there are no lengths of high-speed rail in Argaea. | There is no passenger rail in Argaea, there are about 1,384 km of rails used for freight for the research and industrial complexes. Due to the climate, all power is provided by the locomotives, there is no electrification of the rails. 543km of the rails are {{wp|double track}}, there are no lengths of high-speed rail in Argaea. | ||
====Roads==== | ====Roads==== | ||
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====Energy and electricity==== | ====Energy and electricity==== | ||
{{Further| | {{Further|21st_Century_Burgoignesc_Power_Projection_Stratagem#BORA_Waste_to_Energy_CompactEnergy policy in Burgundie|Science and Technology in Burgundie#Energy|Energy policy in Burgundie}} | ||
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The [[21st_Century_Burgoignesc_Power_Projection_Stratagem#BORA_Waste_to_Energy_Compact|BORA Waste to Energy Compact]] went into effect in [[2027]] with construction of a Waste to Energy power plant starting in [[2028]]. Two plants were built in Argaea generates approximately 208,000 kWh/day with a waste reduction capacity of 220,000 kg/day. | |||
====Phone service and internet==== | ====Phone service and internet==== | ||
== Research Expeditions == | == Research Expeditions == | ||
In the year 2016, Argaea released it's first finished project in the form of an international time database. The project helped synchronize time across all the nations in a standardized format and help synchronize all calendars that use the Argaean format. The calendar format was announced to [[Burgundie]] as the first finished project, and is now accepted by many nations as an acceptable standardized time format. | In the year [[2016]], Argaea released it's first finished project in the form of an international time database. The project helped synchronize time across all the nations in a standardized format and help synchronize all calendars that use the Argaean format. The calendar format was announced to [[Burgundie]] as the first finished project, and is now accepted by many nations as an acceptable standardized time format. | ||
As of 2021 | As of [[2021]] Argaea is working on a central database to store information over all countries in a unified format. The project is still ongoing as of [[2027]] but is expected to be finished within the next decade. | ||
[[Science_and_Technology_in_Burgundie#Mapping]] | |||
=== Argaean Seed Bank === | === Argaean Seed Bank === | ||
The '''Argaea Global Seed Vault''' is a secure seed bank on Argaea. The technocracy’s directorate started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement between the [[Government of Burgundie]], the Argaean Technocracy, and [[League of Nations]]. | The '''Argaea Global Seed Vault''' is a secure seed bank on Argaea. The technocracy’s directorate started the vault to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds that are duplicate samples, or "spare" copies, of seeds held in gene banks worldwide. The seed vault is an attempt to ensure against the loss of seeds in other genebanks during large-scale regional or global crises. The seed vault is managed under terms spelled out in a tripartite agreement between the [[Government of Burgundie]], the Argaean Technocracy, and [[League of Nations]]. | ||
The [[Government of Burgundie]] entirely funded the vault's approximately $8.8 million construction. Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users, with [[Burgundie]] paying for the majority of the banks operational costs. | The [[Government of Burgundie]] entirely funded the vault's approximately $8.8 million construction. Storing seeds in the vault is free to end users, with [[Burgundie]] paying for the majority of the banks operational costs. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||