1. Where it is
56° to 63° N, the far north of the continent. ~900 km from north to south, ~450 from east to west. A coast indented in fjords to the west and north; the Massif of Kal'arn (Seal V) to the northeast; forest and plateau in the centre; a southern border with the Confederation and with Vykhradia.
The fact of position that decides everything: it lies on the wrong side of the Insular Current. The warm current comes up the west and curves away before this latitude (The nine wounds).
Brithon is at 55° and has +4 °C in January. Königsburg is at 59° and has -9 °C. Four degrees of latitude, thirteen degrees of temperature. The whole of Königsmark is the consequence of that difference.
2. Relief
| Unit | Altitude | Characteristic |
|---|---|---|
| UnitFjords and coast | Altitude0-100 m | Characteristicdeep water right up to the rock — naturally deep-draught ports, without dredging |
| UnitTaiga plateau | Altitude200-600 m | Characteristiccontinuous boreal forest, poor drainage, peat |
| UnitMassif of Kal'arn | Altitude1,400-2,800 m | Characteristicpermanent glacier. Seal V |
| UnitThe Bell-less Land | Altitude100-400 m | Characteristictundra, above 62° |
3. Climate — figures
| January mean | -9 °C (coast) to -17 °C (interior) |
| July mean | +15 °C |
| Precipitation | ~700 mm, half of it as snow |
| Growing season | 115 days — the shortest in the Christian continent |
| Frost days | ~160/year |
| Functional winter | eight months |
| Polar night | partial above 61°; a four-hour twilight in December |
The analogue of the aurora: the Dancing Choir, visible 40 to 60 nights a year above 59°.
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