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The continent is located somewhere between [[Satori]] and Premium 1 (see [[Premium Continents]] for more info). It is a long and sharp group of sims, set from North-West to South-East. From one end to the opposite end, you need to pass through 34 sims, however the continent is only 1 to 4 sims wide. | The continent is located somewhere between [[Satori]] and Premium 1 (see [[Premium Continents]] for more info). It is a long and sharp group of sims, set from North-West to South-East. From one end to the opposite end, you need to pass through 34 sims, however the continent is only 1 to 4 sims wide. | ||
=== Structure == | === Structure === | ||
The Geography of this continent is somehow similar to that of [[Sansara]]. In West, there is a small city formed of 5 sims (Hyperion, Loki, Ni, Hippoden and Pullman). They also have a trolley that looks a bit similar with the Nova Albilon trolley (the East suburbs of [[Bay City]] in Sansara). This town is followed by a group of sims that look like the priordial sims around Da Boom in sansara. The next sector to East look like the inner seas, rivers and islands of Sansara, with many roads and waterways and even two dams. The most Eastern sector is covered with ice, like the snowlands of Sansara. The shores of this continent are not compleatly finished. | The Geography of this continent is somehow similar to that of [[Sansara]]. In West, there is a small city formed of 5 sims (Hyperion, Loki, Ni, Hippoden and Pullman). They also have a trolley that looks a bit similar with the Nova Albilon trolley (the East suburbs of [[Bay City]] in Sansara). This town is followed by a group of sims that look like the priordial sims around Da Boom in sansara. The next sector to East look like the inner seas, rivers and islands of Sansara, with many roads and waterways and even two dams. The most Eastern sector is covered with ice, like the snowlands of Sansara. The shores of this continent are not compleatly finished. | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 22 November 2013
The Sharp Continent is what is now left from the Teen Grid ([1] - see this related article for more information). Since it has more then 30 sims, it deserves the name Continent. It is mainland. The name is not official, but many new residents (that came after the Teen Grid united with the Main Grid) simply call it 'the sharp piece of land '.
History
In the old times, underage users were allowed access only in a limited part of the grid. An underage user could not see the rest of the grid and an adult could not see the underage area. This included the Sharp Continent and some private islands. However, at some point this separation ended. Today, the policy for underage avatars is different. Sharp Continent united with the main grid somewhere in 2010 [2] .
Geography
The continent is located somewhere between Satori and Premium 1 (see Premium Continents for more info). It is a long and sharp group of sims, set from North-West to South-East. From one end to the opposite end, you need to pass through 34 sims, however the continent is only 1 to 4 sims wide.
Structure
The Geography of this continent is somehow similar to that of Sansara. In West, there is a small city formed of 5 sims (Hyperion, Loki, Ni, Hippoden and Pullman). They also have a trolley that looks a bit similar with the Nova Albilon trolley (the East suburbs of Bay City in Sansara). This town is followed by a group of sims that look like the priordial sims around Da Boom in sansara. The next sector to East look like the inner seas, rivers and islands of Sansara, with many roads and waterways and even two dams. The most Eastern sector is covered with ice, like the snowlands of Sansara. The shores of this continent are not compleatly finished.
The road network is split in two unconnected sectors: the central sector and the West sector in the city. Accesibility is easy, by road, by boat or by foot. There are not many ban lines, so a person can travel easy from one end to the opposite one.
An interesting aspect is that there is not much land for sale. Some parcels have land prices very high. Part of the land is protected land.
Altitude
Sharp Continent has a lot of untold surprises, that have been discovered now. For example, it hosts the second high mountain of the grid, of 350 meters high, inside sim Svecia.
The West part of the continent, including the town, has low altitudes. Central part can be divided in two: a Western part with lower altitudes, similar to old Sansara and an East sector, with unexpected high altitudes, something never seen on the grid. Here is the highest mountain of the continent, with 350 meters, while the highest mountain of the entire grid is in Heterocera and has 364 meters at Castle Bella. This is higher then the 315 meters high mountain in Tethis, Sansara and by far more high then any other continent.
Another feature that is unique to Sharp Continent is the extreme declivity. The highest mountains are so close to water, that the highest mountain is only 130 meters away. That corresponds to a declivity of about 70%. This is by far the highest altitude difference in a single sim and also by far the highest mountain measured from base to top in Second Life! The mountain is doubled by another one, very high, on the opposite side of the river in Svecia. This makes the river of svecia the deepest canyon, much deeper then any other one. To South, the sim Tenshi is a shore sim. This also marks a record, since the Svecia - Tenshi is the highest oceanic shore, much higher then any other shore. The only problem here is that flying is not allowed, so it is a real adventure to climb to the top of these mountains.
The snowlands have both very high and classic altitudes.
Statistics
Size in sims: 63 (N-S 15, E-W 21)
Size in km: 4.13 square km (3.84/5.38 km)
Sims complete flooded: 1
Coast sims (direct water access): 59
Sims with no water: 3
Sims with trolley access: 5
Sims with road access: 27
Sims without direct access: 0
Coordinates
The following numbers are the local coordinates, like they can be seen on Gridsurvey [3] for the continent and its subdivisions. The data format is longitude (min-max) / latitude (min-max).
Continent: 1158-1179/988-1001
West Town: 1158-1160/1001-1002
Land with no roads: 1161-1166/997-1000
Land with roads: 1167-1176/992-998
Snowlands: 1175-1179/988-991
Grid Sector: K9, K10
Current situation
Even if today the teen grid no longer exists, the land is not abandoned. The population density is similar to that of Sansara.