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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Hendalarsk is divided into two broad geographic zones by the [[Kupferberg]] massif in the centre of the country. The west is dominated by the Zalgis | Hendalarsk is divided into two broad geographic zones by the [[Kupferberg]] massif in the centre of the country. The west is dominated by the watersheds of the [[Zalgis]] and the [[Stederau]], with the westernmost [[Khunyer]]-dominated areas of the country and the great primeval woodland of the [[Großwald]] under the Stederau's influence. While the old Hendalarskara heartland is on average at a much higher elevation than the rest of the country's urban areas, it is kept arable and fertile by the flow of the Zalgis and irrigation from [[Lake Helawara]]. The Zalgis lowlands from [[Schullerhausen]] northwards are the breadbasket and industrial core of the contemporary federation, although the great river itself is prone to flooding. | ||
The eastern half of the federation is geographically and climactically distinct. The Kupferberg massif renders the east both wetter and cooler than the west, trapping low pressure from the Vandarch on its north and high pressure from the [[Odoneru]] and the Fröse valley on its south and west. This flatter, cooler, wetter landscape has given rise to a major area of wetland centred on [[Bernstadt]], whose biodiversity and unusual makeup render it a site of considerable scientific interest. The littoral of the region is similarly shallow and low-lying, which has historically protected it against seaborne aggression; its few deepwater harbours and channels are consequently of great strategic value, and undergird the rise of the [[Pentapolis]] from the 12th century onwards. | The eastern half of the federation is geographically and climactically distinct. The Kupferberg massif renders the east both wetter and cooler than the west, trapping low pressure from the Vandarch on its north and high pressure from the [[Odoneru]] and the Fröse valley on its south and west. This flatter, cooler, wetter landscape has given rise to a major area of wetland centred on [[Bernstadt]], whose biodiversity and unusual makeup render it a site of considerable scientific interest. The littoral of the region is similarly shallow and low-lying, which has historically protected it against seaborne aggression; its few deepwater harbours and channels are consequently of great strategic value, and undergird the rise of the [[Pentapolis]] from the 12th century onwards. | ||