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Over the past few thousand years of human settlement the nutrient rich silt has been spread throughout the islands, but the heavily rains in the monsoon season rapidly erode anything that is not secured by deep roots. As such much of the islands hillsides have been terraced for cultivation and rivers and streams have been the subject of extensive terraforming and human intervention.
Over the past few thousand years of human settlement the nutrient rich silt has been spread throughout the islands, but the heavily rains in the monsoon season rapidly erode anything that is not secured by deep roots. As such much of the islands hillsides have been terraced for cultivation and rivers and streams have been the subject of extensive terraforming and human intervention.
The islands of Chaukhira are home to a myriad of small [[Navy of Burgundie|naval]] and [[Revenue Guard]] stations, and airstrips. While Chaukhira is a key component of [[La Garrote]] it became effectively cut off from the maritime world when the [[1982]] [[LON]] {{wpl|Law of the Sea}} passed the Economic Exclusion Zone provision, essentially codifying that marine traffic to and from Chaukhira must pass through the waters of other nations. Since that time there have been no instances of a restriction of the [[Freedom of the seas]] in the [[Aab-e-Farus]] or the al-Zelaq  Straits, but the [[Navy of Burgundie#Grand Eastern Command|Navy of Burgundie's Grand Eastern Command]] is postured for a break out of Chaukhira in the event of war. As such the largest naval base on the islands is primarily used as a transit port and not a permanent station for any of the commands largest and most valuable ships. It has no large scale drydock facilities and berthed ships are never allowed to fully turn off their engines and systems. As such, it is one of the most hated billets or transit points for sailors because liberty is always limited on scope and duration.


==Climate==
==Climate==


[[Chaukhira]]= Northern most point: '''14.689'''S, southern most point: '''16.254''' S
[[Chaukhira]]= Northern most point: '''31.371'''S, southern most point: '''34.530''' S  
* {{wp|Geography_of_Madagascar#Climate}} northern tip
* {{wp|Climate of Sydney}} northern tip
**tropical wet and dry
**Cf: Subtropical Humid
 
===old climate pics===
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File:Landscape Madagascar 08.jpg|rice paddy
File:Ambatomena, Fianarantsoa.jpg
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File:Sandrananta Ikongo.jpg
File: Sundown, Allee des Baobabs (27032866144).jpg
File:Landscape Madagascar 03.jpg
File:Madagascar CHURCH.jpg
File:MG-105 em Crisólita - MG 04.jpg
File:White-throated Rail - Masoala - Madagascar MG 0548 (15285572081).jpg
File:Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher - Masoala - Madagascar S4E7425 (15101141449).jpg
File:Blue Coua, Masoala National Park, Madagascar.jpg
File:Fishing Boats, Madagascar (21941981566).jpg
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{{Weather box|width = auto
| location    = Chaukhira
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|rain colour = green
|Jan record high C = 46.4
|Feb record high C = 42.9
|Mar record high C = 41.2
|Apr record high C = 35.7
|May record high C = 29.1
|Jun record high C = 25.6
|Jul record high C = 26.7
|Aug record high C = 30.9
|Sep record high C = 35.9
|Oct record high C = 39.1
|Nov record high C = 43.4
|Dec record high C = 43.5
|year record high C =
|Jan high C = 27.7
|Feb high C = 27.1
|Mar high C = 25.8
|Apr high C = 23.3
|May high C = 20.6
|Jun high C = 18.1
|Jul high C = 17.7
|Aug high C = 19.1
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 23.6
|Nov high C = 24.6
|Dec high C = 26.4
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 20.0
|Feb low C = 20.0
|Mar low C = 18.5
|Apr low C = 15.2
|May low C =12.1
|Jun low C = 9.8
|Jul low C = 8.5
|Aug low C = 9.3
|Sep low C = 11.9
|Oct low C = 14.4
|Nov low C = 16.5
|Dec low C = 18.4
|year low C = 14.5
|Jan record low C = 13.0
|Feb record low C = 12.0
|Mar record low C = 8.8
|Apr record low C = 7.1
|May record low C = 3.8
|Jun record low C = 2.2
|Jul record low C = 0.8
|Aug record low C = 3.2
|Sep record low C = 5.1
|Oct record low C = 6.0
|Nov record low C = 7.6
|Dec record low C = 11
|year record low C =
|Jan rain mm = 80.7
|Feb rain mm = 117.2
|Mar rain mm = 96.3
|Apr rain mm = 98.2
|May rain mm = 89.3
|Jun rain mm = 125.9
|Jul rain mm = 69.5
|Aug rain mm = 63.3
|Sep rain mm = 59.0
|Oct rain mm = 55.5
|Nov rain mm = 72.3
|Dec rain mm = 67.1
|year rain mm = 996.2
|Jan rain days = 7.8
|Feb rain days = 8.6
|Mar rain days = 9.4
|Apr rain days = 8.2
|May rain days = 7.6
|Jun rain days =8.9
|Jul rain days = 7.0
|Aug rain days = 5.4
|Sep rain days = 6.3
|Oct rain days = 7.4
|Nov rain days = 8.6
|Dec rain days = 7.9
|year rain days = 93.1
|unit rain days = 1 mm
|humidity colour=green
|Jan afthumidity = 59
|Feb afthumidity = 62
|Mar afthumidity = 60
|Apr afthumidity = 58
|May afthumidity = 59
|Jun afthumidity = 58
|Jul afthumidity = 53
|Aug afthumidity = 46
|Sep afthumidity = 49
|Oct afthumidity = 52
|Nov afthumidity = 56
|Dec afthumidity = 57
|year humidity = 56
|Jan sun = 232.5
|Feb sun = 205.9
|Mar sun = 210.8
|Apr sun = 213.0
|May sun = 204.6
|Jun sun = 171.0
|Jul sun = 207.7
|Aug sun = 248.0
|Sep sun = 243.0
|Oct sun = 244.9
|Nov sun = 222.0
|Dec sun = 235.6
|year sun = 2,639
| Jan dew point C = 16.2
| Feb dew point C = 16.8
| Mar dew point C = 15.5
| Apr dew point C = 12.7
| May dew point C = 9.9
| Jun dew point C = 7.6
| Jul dew point C = 5.6
| Aug dew point C = 5.5
| Sep dew point C =7.7
| Oct dew point C = 9.9
| Nov dew point C = 12.3
| Dec dew point C = 14.3
| year dew point C =  11.2
|source = ur mom
}}
Chaukhira has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') with "warm, sometimes hot" summers and "generally mild", to "cool" winters. The El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Sea of Istroya Dipole and the Southern Annular Mode play an important role in determining Chaukhira's weather patterns: drought and bushfire on the one hand, and storms and flooding on the other. The weather is moderated by proximity to the ocean.
 
Extreme temperatures have ranged from 45.8 °C (114.4 °F) on 18 January [[2013]] to 2.1 °C (35.8 °F) on 22 June [[1932]]. An average of 14.9 days a year have temperatures at or above 30 °C (86 °F). The hottest day on the islands occurred on 4 January [[2020]], where a high of 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) was recorded. The average annual temperature of the sea ranges from 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) in September to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in February. Chaukhira has an average of 7.2 hours of sunshine per day and 109.5 clear days annually. Frost is recorded early in the morning a few times in winter. Autumn and spring are the transitional seasons, with spring showing a larger temperature variation than autumn.

Latest revision as of 18:20, 3 December 2024

Geology

Chaukhira is an archipelago of 5 islands in the southern mouth of the Aab-e-Farus. The waters around the islands are called the al-Zelaq Straits.

The largest and most western island is called Chaukhira Maior (the small island off of it's northeastern coast is called Chaukhira Minor and is hardly referenced uniquely). The second largest, to the northeast is Taizerbo, the smallest to the extreme north east is Taoulga, coming back to the southwest is Ghat, and in the center of the island cluster is Akhdaran.

The islands are the remains of a land bridge that used to connect the southern two continental islands of Alshar. At the end of the last ice age when sea levels rose, the Aab-e-Farus overtopped the lower laying areas of the land bridge and only the islands of Chaukhira and those big islands to the south remain.

Because of this phenomenon, the geography that remains to form the island chain is hilly with low lying areas being built up by silty undercurrents coming from the Aab-e-Farus. This makes the northern coasts very fertile and verdant. The northern faces of the hilly landscape is also quite fertile as the Antarctic atmosphere pulls warm air out of the Aab-e-Farus extending the growing season and keeping it humid year round.

Over the past few thousand years of human settlement the nutrient rich silt has been spread throughout the islands, but the heavily rains in the monsoon season rapidly erode anything that is not secured by deep roots. As such much of the islands hillsides have been terraced for cultivation and rivers and streams have been the subject of extensive terraforming and human intervention.

The islands of Chaukhira are home to a myriad of small naval and Revenue Guard stations, and airstrips. While Chaukhira is a key component of La Garrote it became effectively cut off from the maritime world when the 1982 LON Law of the Sea passed the Economic Exclusion Zone provision, essentially codifying that marine traffic to and from Chaukhira must pass through the waters of other nations. Since that time there have been no instances of a restriction of the Freedom of the seas in the Aab-e-Farus or the al-Zelaq Straits, but the Navy of Burgundie's Grand Eastern Command is postured for a break out of Chaukhira in the event of war. As such the largest naval base on the islands is primarily used as a transit port and not a permanent station for any of the commands largest and most valuable ships. It has no large scale drydock facilities and berthed ships are never allowed to fully turn off their engines and systems. As such, it is one of the most hated billets or transit points for sailors because liberty is always limited on scope and duration.

Climate

Chaukhira= Northern most point: 31.371S, southern most point: 34.530 S

old climate pics

to be moved to a more appropriate climate

  • rice paddy
    rice paddy
Climate data for Chaukhira
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 46.4
(115.5) 		42.9
(109.2) 		41.2
(106.2) 		35.7
(96.3) 		29.1
(84.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		26.7
(80.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		35.9
(96.6) 		39.1
(102.4) 		43.4
(110.1) 		43.5
(110.3) 		46.4
(115.5)
Average high °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		25.8
(78.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		23.0
(73.4)
Average low °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.5
(65.3) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		14.5
(58.1)
Record low °C (°F) 13.0
(55.4) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		0.8
(33.4) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.1
(41.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		11
(52) 		0.8
(33.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 80.7
(3.18) 		117.2
(4.61) 		96.3
(3.79) 		98.2
(3.87) 		89.3
(3.52) 		125.9
(4.96) 		69.5
(2.74) 		63.3
(2.49) 		59.0
(2.32) 		55.5
(2.19) 		72.3
(2.85) 		67.1
(2.64) 		996.2
(39.22)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) 7.8 8.6 9.4 8.2 7.6 8.9 7.0 5.4 6.3 7.4 8.6 7.9 93.1
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 59 62 60 58 59 58 53 46 49 52 56 57 56
Average dew point °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		11.2
(52.2)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 232.5 205.9 210.8 213.0 204.6 171.0 207.7 248.0 243.0 244.9 222.0 235.6 2,639
Source: ur mom

Chaukhira has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) with "warm, sometimes hot" summers and "generally mild", to "cool" winters. The El Niño–Southern Oscillation, the Sea of Istroya Dipole and the Southern Annular Mode play an important role in determining Chaukhira's weather patterns: drought and bushfire on the one hand, and storms and flooding on the other. The weather is moderated by proximity to the ocean.

Extreme temperatures have ranged from 45.8 °C (114.4 °F) on 18 January 2013 to 2.1 °C (35.8 °F) on 22 June 1932. An average of 14.9 days a year have temperatures at or above 30 °C (86 °F). The hottest day on the islands occurred on 4 January 2020, where a high of 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) was recorded. The average annual temperature of the sea ranges from 18.5 °C (65.3 °F) in September to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in February. Chaukhira has an average of 7.2 hours of sunshine per day and 109.5 clear days annually. Frost is recorded early in the morning a few times in winter. Autumn and spring are the transitional seasons, with spring showing a larger temperature variation than autumn.

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