04-23-2016, 07:21 AM
Bears ArmedApr 20 2016, 11:37:31 AMBears ArmedFeb 19 2016, 01:03:26 PMGrosseschnauzerFeb 16 2016, 06:23:18 PMTwo other puppets not connected to the schnauzerlands have more flexibility, but need to be placed logically. Hurricanes in the tropics abd eales in their range of nestings (cool to moderate climate with plenty of access to fish and water.[/quote]According to old notes, the tropics proper don't really start until somewhere close to the southern edge of that map: I remember seeing an "official" statement that that map stretches from 20-55 degrees north, so just under 10% of that would be within the tropics.
Southern Malabra having a tropical climate is an anomaly, due to 'fractal reality' and a bleed-through of conditions from some other version of reality, but somewhere around the sea to its south might be plausible for Hurricanes if you'd rather not be right out on the edge.[/quote]Actually, looking at not only the maps but our earlier discussions about ocean currents & climate as well, the most likely location for hurricane weather would probably be the islands down to the south-west in the Ayyubids Ocean... and if we put Purple Eagles down there as well then the birds' separation from their Bald Eagle relatives could very plausibly be explained as due to genetic divergence in such an isolated stock... [/quote]I haven't been able to view a recent map (for my sins I only use an iPad or mediocre lap top to surf socially and neither their screens or my eyes are good enough to make out the details) but I've always had it it my head that Nova Sodor was located away from the mainland in the south west of the IDU.
If I'm right in thinking this it might make sense for Nova Sodor to be located elsewhere given that I'd like her climate to be not too dissimilar to that of the Channel Islands (albeit we have a mountain range that is often snow capped during winter - think an elevation just shy of 900 metres)? For what it's worth I see our geological make up being an Island similar to the size of Jersey surrounded by a handful of even smaller Islands.
Southern Malabra having a tropical climate is an anomaly, due to 'fractal reality' and a bleed-through of conditions from some other version of reality, but somewhere around the sea to its south might be plausible for Hurricanes if you'd rather not be right out on the edge.[/quote]Actually, looking at not only the maps but our earlier discussions about ocean currents & climate as well, the most likely location for hurricane weather would probably be the islands down to the south-west in the Ayyubids Ocean... and if we put Purple Eagles down there as well then the birds' separation from their Bald Eagle relatives could very plausibly be explained as due to genetic divergence in such an isolated stock... [/quote]I haven't been able to view a recent map (for my sins I only use an iPad or mediocre lap top to surf socially and neither their screens or my eyes are good enough to make out the details) but I've always had it it my head that Nova Sodor was located away from the mainland in the south west of the IDU.
If I'm right in thinking this it might make sense for Nova Sodor to be located elsewhere given that I'd like her climate to be not too dissimilar to that of the Channel Islands (albeit we have a mountain range that is often snow capped during winter - think an elevation just shy of 900 metres)? For what it's worth I see our geological make up being an Island similar to the size of Jersey surrounded by a handful of even smaller Islands.