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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
===Geology=== | ===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 errode 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. | |||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
Chaukhira has a {{wpl|Tropical rainforest climate}} climate zone with significant rainfall even in its driest months. The climate is hot and humid with a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The annual average temperature is around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). Except for precipitation and monsoonal wind direction, Chaukhira experiences no other seasonal change throughout the year. The average rainfall annually is 2,623 millimeters or 103 inches. During its wettest months, the provinces lowlands are frequently inundated by torrential rains. However, in its driest months, many regional peatlands dry out, making them more vulnerable to wildfires, and causing prolonged haze in the direr months. | Chaukhira has a {{wpl|Tropical rainforest climate}} climate zone with significant rainfall even in its driest months. The climate is hot and humid with a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The annual average temperature is around 27.3 °C (81.1 °F). Except for precipitation and monsoonal wind direction, Chaukhira experiences no other seasonal change throughout the year. The average rainfall annually is 2,623 millimeters or 103 inches. During its wettest months, the provinces lowlands are frequently inundated by torrential rains. However, in its driest months, many regional peatlands dry out, making them more vulnerable to wildfires, and causing prolonged haze in the direr months. | ||