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===Ecology=== | ===Ecology=== | ||
===Hazards=== | ===Hazards=== | ||
==== The Cathay Triangle ==== | |||
[[The Cathay Triangle]], also known as the Devil's Armpit, is an urban legend centred around a loosely defined region in the Ocean of Cathay where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The idea of the area as uniquely prone to disappearances arose in the mid-20th century, but most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. The triangle is said to have its points roughly at [[Metzetta]], [[Alstin]] and [[Stenza]]. | |||
=Human Use= | =Human Use= | ||
===Fishing and Biodiversity=== | ===Fishing and Biodiversity=== | ||
===Shipping=== | ===Shipping=== | ||
===Tourism=== | ===Tourism=== | ||
The Ocean of Cathay is the center of a fringe cult within | The Ocean of Cathay is the center of a fringe cult within [[Varshan]]i society that worships the so-called 'devouring serpent'; this cult appears to not have any relation to western or even Alshari conceptions of sea serpents, instead believing that bodies of water have their own spirits, like many indigenous religions around the world. This cult believes that the Cathay is slowly devouring the world, a view possibly attributed to prehistoric immigration from Alshar and the subsequent loss of contact as early Varshani peoples lost much of their ability to travel across open ocean for several centuries as a result of the [[Nysdra Sea#Formation|Nysdran Collapse]]. | ||
[[Category: Common Core]] | [[Category: Common Core]] | ||
[[Category:Bodies of | [[Category:Bodies of water]] | ||