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"''Huadao''" is the [[Daxia]]n language name for the island, meaning "Flower Island". This name is used for various applications related to the island, including "Flower City", the Cathedral City of the island. | "''Huadao''" is the [[Daxia]]n language name for the island, meaning "Flower Island". This name is used for various applications related to the island, including "Flower City", the Cathedral City of the island. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Huadao is a single island that is part of the [[Trade Islands]] sitting roughly halfway between the equator and [[Australis]] in the [[Ocean of Cathay]]. | Huadao is a single island that is part of the [[Trade Islands]] sitting roughly halfway between the equator and [[Australis]] in the [[Ocean of Cathay]]. It is characterized by significant hilly rugged landscape inland with flat, forested areas on the southern slope of the island. Prior to its colonization, large parts of Huadao were covered in large deposits of {{wp|guano}}, and many of the forested parts of the island are post-colonial growth. | ||
==History== | ==History== |