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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
[[File:Cumbres_del_Ajusco.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mount Nero, also known as Ivoti Cué, in Toscana.]] | |||
Cartadania occupies {{convert|4122251|km2|sqmi|sp=us}} of northern Sarpedon in a region known as the Caridon Peninsula, the only country that now exists in this region. Along its northern boundary, Cartadania occupies around 65% of Sarpedon's coastline on the [[Odoneru Ocean]]. It also has coasts along the [[Urlazian Sea]], as well as the [[Kindreds Sea|Kindreds]] and [[Taínean Sea]]s, with territory in the [[Sea of Orixtal]], [[Sea of Capelan]], and [[Polynesian Sea]]. It's only modern-day land boundary is with [[Caphiria]], which borders it along the south and east, though it historically also shared borders with [[Pelaxia]]. | |||
Its territory includes a number of islands, atolls, and archipelagic regions in Alshar, Crona, and Polynesia, as well as near its metropolitan territory off the coasts of Sarpedon, such as [[Haujão]], [[Lotoa]], and [[Providência]]. It is the ninth-largest country by land area and the second-largest in Sarpedon, after Caphiria. It spans four time zones; from UTC−5 comprising the state of [[Porta Bianca]] to UTC−4 spanning [[Santarém]] and [[Bahia]], as well as the two major islands of [[Aveiro]], to UTC−3 in much of mainland Cartadania (national time) and UTC−2 in the eastern states on Urlazio, as well as [[São Ricardo]]. | |||
The highest point by elevation in Cartadania is Monte Nero at {{convert|3851|m|ft|sp=us}}. Located in the Ursa Mountains as part of the Ursa Formation, it is roughly {{convert|1000|m|ft|sp=us}} taller than the second-tallest peak, Mount Alesso, which is located in the state of Trentino. The lowest point in Cartadania is Brink's Point Lake, a collapsed caldera in northern São Andreas that sits {{convert|-71.6|m|ft|sp=us}} below sea level. | |||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
{{Main|Climate of Cartadania}} | {{Main|Climate of Cartadania}} | ||
The climate of Cartadania is characterized for being tropical with strong Mediterranean zones presenting variations within several natural regions and depending on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds, and rainfall. The diversity of climate zones in Cartadania is characterized by having tropical rainforests, savannas, steppes, deserts, and mountain climates. | The climate of Cartadania is characterized for being largely tropical with strong Mediterranean zones presenting variations within several natural regions and depending on the altitude, temperature, humidity, winds, and rainfall. The diversity of climate zones in Cartadania is characterized by having tropical rainforests, savannas, steppes, deserts, and mountain climates. | ||
Mountain climate is one of the unique features of the Aegis, Turian, and Ursa mountain ranges and other high altitude reliefs where climate is determined by elevation. Below {{convert|1000|m|ft}} in elevation is the warm altitudinal zone, where temperatures are above {{convert|24|C|F}}. About 82.5% of the country's total area lies in the warm altitudinal zone. The temperate climate altitudinal zone located between {{convert|1001|-|2000|m|ft}} is characterized for presenting an average temperature ranging between {{convert|17|and|24|C|F}}. The cold climate is present between {{convert|2001|-|3000|m|ft}} and the temperatures vary between {{convert|12|and|17|C|F}}. Beyond the cold land lie the alpine conditions of the forested zone and then the treeless grasslands of the charnecas. Above {{convert|4,000|m|ft}}, where temperatures are below freezing, the climate is glacial, a zone of permanent snow and ice. | Mountain climate is one of the unique features of the Aegis, Turian, and Ursa mountain ranges and other high altitude reliefs where climate is determined by elevation. Below {{convert|1000|m|ft}} in elevation is the warm altitudinal zone, where temperatures are above {{convert|24|C|F}}. About 82.5% of the country's total area lies in the warm altitudinal zone. The temperate climate altitudinal zone located between {{convert|1001|-|2000|m|ft}} is characterized for presenting an average temperature ranging between {{convert|17|and|24|C|F}}. The cold climate is present between {{convert|2001|-|3000|m|ft}} and the temperatures vary between {{convert|12|and|17|C|F}}. Beyond the cold land lie the alpine conditions of the forested zone and then the treeless grasslands of the charnecas. Above {{convert|4,000|m|ft}}, where temperatures are below freezing, the climate is glacial, a zone of permanent snow and ice, though this condition is rare, even at the highest of Cartadania's peaks. | ||
===Biodiversity and environment=== | ===Biodiversity and environment=== | ||