Heterocera Inner Waters
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS BEING CREATED. ESTIMATED FINISH DATE: MARCH 20TH 2014 The old continent of Heterocera hosts some unique Geographic places. It is a world of contrasts, from the high Mountains Of Heterocera to the complex maze of channels in the delta.
Overall
The wetlands in center are inhabited places, with enough Protected Land to allow access to almost all percels. They also host a huge biodiversity, not found in other places. Altitude is usually low, only 1 meter above sea level, while in the flooded area, Water is not deep. There are places with shallow water where a conventional avatar does not need to swim. By contrast, in the voids, altitude drops close to zero.
Unlike almost any other places, ground texture is that of a coral structure. Corals can be found anywhere. Vegetation is also present, with many algae below water level and trees and swamp plants above sea. Fauna is also present, with stocks of fish, dolphins and even sharks.
Abandoned Land is not often found, but land for sale can be found occasionally. Land With Restricted Access is rare. Majority of residents are friendly.
Transportation
There is a lot of protected land, covering a complex network of navigable channels. The main way of transportation is by water. Heterocera is, however, not a recommended place giant ships. A transatlantic will not find its way through the sharp shwllow channels. There are also private-owned parcels where residents allow boats to enter their land. A high number of docks exist along the coast, the vast majority of them are private-owned. Still, there are not many connections over the coast line.
Road transportation is also developed. In South, there is a long wooden bridge over the inner delta, with passages for boats. The fact that this bridge crosses over many water channels and it also has a few rezz zonex boosted the local economy, so there are almost no parcels of abandoned land along it. Another bridge connects the inner atoll with the inner plain of the outer atoll. There are two important border roads, one close to the coast (accross the inner plain) and the other one creates the road system of the inner atoll.
Railway access is at border locations, in Tuliptree and Bhaga - Busiris. In past, the West Atoll Railroad gave access to Hera and Rustic sims, with their own docks, but currently this rail system no longer exists.
Automated transportation exists and is developed as follows:
- In the outer delta, the VRC ferry connects Tuliptree and Bhaga docks.
- Along the bridges and the border roads, there are automated vehicles (scheduled or roaming vehicles) like on all roads of Heterocera.
- There are a few Yava script pods in service, both along border roads, bridges or the inner channels. These high-tech convertable vehicles become boats while moving on water, pods on road and trains on rail. The most easy way to find them is in Tuliptree rail station.
- Two SLGI Trains fly above the delta every 6 hours.
Until now, no free-moving boats exist in the delta.
Structure
The inner waters can be divided into a few distinct places: the inner lake, the outer lake, the inner delta, the outer delta and the multitude voids. Also, water surface has an important effect on coast communities. This is why the inner delta and the inner atoll must be described here too.