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Today, the Escal Isles are a major tourist destination, with over 10 million visitors per year. This is due to their beaches, subtropical climate, and important natural attractions. The islands have warm summers and winters, owing to its predominantly temperate maritime climate and includes green areas as well as desert areas. The islands’ high mountains are ideal for astronomical observation, because they lie above the temperature inversion layer. As a result, the archipelago boasts two professional observatories - the Watihana Observatory on Selangai and the Lomasori Observatory on Koráng. Due to its geographic location and natural resources, the Escal Isles are of significant importance to Caphiria from a political and economical perspective. | Today, the Escal Isles are a major tourist destination, with over 10 million visitors per year. This is due to their beaches, subtropical climate, and important natural attractions. The islands have warm summers and winters, owing to its predominantly temperate maritime climate and includes green areas as well as desert areas. The islands’ high mountains are ideal for astronomical observation, because they lie above the temperature inversion layer. As a result, the archipelago boasts two professional observatories - the Watihana Observatory on Selangai and the Lomasori Observatory on Koráng. Due to its geographic location and natural resources, the Escal Isles are of significant importance to Caphiria from a political and economical perspective. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The native population of the Escal Isles archipelago refer to their land as ''Tûsapuopelũ,'' an | The native population of the Escal Isles archipelago refer to their land as ''Tûsapuopelũ,'' an Australian word that roughly translates to "from the ten turtlebacks". This is derived from their founding mythology which states that the landmasses that form the island chain are actually giant turtle shells, given to the indigenous population as a gift. This is reflected in the reverence that the natives show turtles and tortoises found across the islands. The word "escal" became associated with the archipelago during the Occidental colonial period, after the discovery of ''Escalcarachelys gigantea,'' known as the Giant Escalcaric Tortoise, by naturalist Maurențiu Escalcarico. Escalcarico discovered and named several endemic species to the region after himself, which made him a very popular and recognizable name to those back in Sarpedon reading or hearing stories about the strange and marvelous creatures at the edge of the world. | ||
= History = | = History = | ||
=== Prehistory === | === Prehistory === | ||
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A near-beach settlement on the northern coast of Selangai was excavated beginning in the late 20th century, probably from a very early settlement phase. Food remains from the waste pits suggest that the inhabitants fed mainly on shellfish (fish, mussels, crustaceans) from the lagoon. Other food animals included pigs, chickens and rat. The processing of mussel shells, probably also for the exchange of goods with other settlements, was an integral part of the economy. Dating of charcoal remains yielded dates of 1053 (±150 years) and 1113 (±50 years). According to the current state of research, an initial settlement of the Escal Isles can be assumed at the beginning of the second millennium AD. | A near-beach settlement on the northern coast of Selangai was excavated beginning in the late 20th century, probably from a very early settlement phase. Food remains from the waste pits suggest that the inhabitants fed mainly on shellfish (fish, mussels, crustaceans) from the lagoon. Other food animals included pigs, chickens and rat. The processing of mussel shells, probably also for the exchange of goods with other settlements, was an integral part of the economy. Dating of charcoal remains yielded dates of 1053 (±150 years) and 1113 (±50 years). According to the current state of research, an initial settlement of the Escal Isles can be assumed at the beginning of the second millennium AD. | ||
=== Indigenous civilizations === | === Indigenous civilizations === | ||
The first recorded settlers of the Escal Isles were Austronesians | The first recorded settlers of the Escal Isles were Austronesians known as the [[Sivumawai]] in the 11th century. | ||
=== First arrival of Occidentals (1331-1413) === | === First arrival of Occidentals (1331-1413) === | ||
=== Dark Period (1413-1592) === | === Dark Period (1413-1592) === | ||