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[[File:Mountains.png|thumb|250x250px|Mountains of Arcerion.]] | [[File:Mountains.png|thumb|250x250px|Mountains of Arcerion.]] | ||
Arcerion is dominated by two major moutntain ranges, those being the [[Aileach Mountains]] and the [[Northumbraeland Mountains]]. Arcerion has a limited amount of volcanic activity, most of it occurring in Foxhey Governorate. There are two major glaciers in Arcerion, the Aileach Glacier, located at the Eastern edges of the Aileach mountains, and the Northern Heartland Glacier, in the Northwestern portion of the Northumbraeland Mountains. In general, Arcerion is a country of lowland plains and moorland, with little to no volcanic activity. It has 12 peaks of more than 3,000 metres, the majority of these being located in the Aileach Mountains. The closest nation in terms of surpassing mountainous geography would be Arcerion's neighbour, [[Paulastra]]. Highest point (?) | Arcerion is dominated by two major moutntain ranges, those being the [[Aileach Mountains]] and the [[Northumbraeland Mountains]]. Arcerion has a limited amount of volcanic activity, most of it occurring in Foxhey Governorate. There are two major glaciers in Arcerion, the Aileach Glacier, located at the Eastern edges of the Aileach mountains, and the Northern Heartland Glacier, in the Northwestern portion of the Northumbraeland Mountains. In general, Arcerion is a country of lowland plains and moorland, with little to no volcanic activity. It has 12 peaks of more than 3,000 metres, the majority of these being located in the Aileach Mountains. The closest nation in terms of surpassing mountainous geography would be Arcerion's neighbour, [[Paulastra]]. Highest point (?) | ||
=== Caves === | === Caves === | ||
=== Rivers and Lakes === | === Rivers and Lakes === | ||
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[[File:Governorates.PNG|thumb|300x300px|Governorates of Arcerion in Crona and the Arctic Circle. ]] | [[File:Governorates.PNG|thumb|300x300px|Governorates of Arcerion in Crona and the Arctic Circle. ]] | ||
=== Political Geography === | === Political Geography === | ||
Arcerion has land borders with | Arcerion has land borders with six countries. In the North, it is bordered (from East to West) by Telokona, Kelekona, Titechaxha, and the New Archdudchy. To the South, it shares a border with Paulastra and Washakara. Its Exclusive Economic Zone borders that of Malentina's, and the Howland Governorate's closest neighbour is the Alpachnee Confederation and Kiravia. | ||
Arcerion does not have any formal disputed land claims, however it does maintain a certain amount of sovereign ''de jure'' claim to watersheds that feed into the Arcer Heartland, as well as the Warrington Straits, between Arcerion and Istrenya. | Arcerion does not have any formal disputed land claims, however it does maintain a certain amount of sovereign ''de jure'' claim to watersheds that feed into the Arcer Heartland, as well as the Warrington Straits, between Arcerion and Istrenya. | ||
Arcerion proper is divided administratively into four major governorates (the fifth being Howland), the largest of these being Northlea | Arcerion proper is divided administratively into four major governorates (the fifth being [[Howland Governorate|Howland]]), the largest of these being [[Northlea Governorate]]. They are historical evolutions of settler expansion along the Malentine Sea coast, and inroads made for colonization up the river basins into the Arcer Heartland. There is several smaller regional administrative divisions that are technically equal in status to governorates (ie. the [[Kurst Capital Region]] or KCR), however for the purposes of common reference only the five major governorates would be considered provincial-equivalents. Governorates are primarily responsible for regional infrastructure, policing, taxation, civil authority, and daily governance issues. Governorates are each subdivided into counties respectively, ranging in size from quite large (ie. Yale County is bigger than some islands in [[Foxhey Governorate]]), to extremely small and barely populated. | ||
All islands in the Malentine Sea are administratively under the jurisdiction of Foxhey Governorate, even if from a cultural or historical standpoint they are more closely related to other entities, ie. Norham Governorate. | All islands in the Malentine Sea are administratively under the jurisdiction of Foxhey Governorate, even if from a cultural or historical standpoint they are more closely related to other entities, ie. [[Norham Governorate]]. | ||
=== Population Geography === | === Population Geography === | ||
''See also: [[Demographics of Arcerion]]'' | ''See also: [[Demographics of Arcerion]]'' | ||