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== Population == | == Population == | ||
Only major city Port Northford | [[File:Howland Map 1.png|thumb|Map of Howland Governorate, the three islands comprising it, and the seat of the Governor and legislature, Port Northford. ]]Only major city Port Northford | ||
3 islands, Elizabeth Island, Gibson Island, New Moorden | 3 islands, Elizabeth Island, Gibson Island, New Moorden | ||
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== Petroleum Industry == | == Petroleum Industry == | ||
== Sovereignty == | == Sovereignty == | ||
== Naval Stations == | |||
== Naval | === Naval Station Northford === | ||
The Royal Arcerion Naval Service established the permanent garrison and docking of frigates and patrol vessels in Port Northford during the First Great War in response to threats to the ability to protect the governorate's sovereignty and access to Arcer goods and the sea lines of communication prior the laying of undersea telegraph cables to the introduction of wireless radio. The initial naval station had docking berths and space for several warships, and after the First Great War an airstrip was constructed, followed by a ship repair facility, as well as an expansion of refuelling and resupply stations. | |||
By the 1930s and the approaching Second Great War, Arcerion invested heavily into the maritime infrastructure of the Naval Station. A permanent frigate squadron as well as several destroyers and a seasonally-based light cruiser group remained there to assist with convoy protections, maritime sovereignty patrols, and diplomatic missions to Northern Cronan nations. | |||
[[Category:Arcerion]] | [[Category:Arcerion]] | ||
[[Category:Map Completion Project]] | [[Category:Map Completion Project]] | ||