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{{Location infobox
The '''Emerald Ocean''' is a vast body of water in the [[Tortallan Universe]].
 
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}}The '''Emerald Ocean''' is a vast body of water in the [[Tortallan Universe]].
   
 
==Geography==
 
==Geography==
The ocean lies to the west of the [[Eastern Lands]]; [[Tortall]], [[Scanra]], and [[Carthak]] all have considerable coastline on the Emerald Ocean. There are lands on the west of the Emerald Ocean beyond [[Jindazhen]]<ref>Where the stories ''[[Elder Brother]] ''and ''[[The Hidden Girl]]'' take place in '''''[[Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales]]''''', a book of short stories published in 2012.</ref>. The [[Copper Isles]] and the [[Yamani Islands]], two archipelagic nations, are located on the Emerald Ocean.
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The ocean lies to the west of the [[Eastern Lands]]; [[Tortall]], [[Scanra]], and [[Carthak]] all have considerable coastline on the Emerald Ocean. There are lands on the west of the Emerald Ocean beyond [[Jindazhen]]<ref>Where the stories ''[[Elder Brother]] ''and ''[[The Hidden Girl]]'' take place in '''''[[Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales]]''''', a book of short stories published in 2012.</ref>. The [[Copper Isles]] and the [[Yamani Islands]], two archipelagic nations, are located on the Emerald Ocean.
   
 
==Marine life==
 
==Marine life==
The ocean has fish, whales, and other marine life<ref>That is common in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans of real life.</ref> There are also [[kraken]]s, monstrous sea beasts that target ships. Due to the reopening of the [[Divine Realms]], there are also merfolk and other mythical sea-dwelling creatures.
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The ocean has fish, whales, and other marine life<ref>That is common in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans of real life.</ref> There are also [[kraken]]s, monstrous sea beasts that target ships. Due to the reopening of the [[Divine Realms]], there are also merfolk and other mythical sea-dwelling creatures.
   
 
==Legends==
 
==Legends==
[[Oinomi Wavewalker]] is the [[Great Gods|great god]]<ref>Listed as a great god in the glossary of ''[[Mastiff]]''</ref> of the Emerald Ocean, and it is one of her territorial designations. People believe she likes bright colors and shiny things, so humans who live near the ocean—like in [[Port Caynn]] in the 3rd century—will paint their dwellings bright colors to please her.
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[[Oinomi Wavewalker]] is the [[Great Gods|great god]]<ref>Listed as a great god in the glossary of ''[[Mastiff]]''</ref> of the Emerald Ocean, and it is one of her territorial designations. People believe she likes bright colors and shiny things, so humans who live near the ocean—like in [[Port Caynn]] in the 3rd century—will paint their dwellings bright colors to please her.
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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[[Category:Places (Tortallan Universe)]]
 
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[[Category:Copper Isles]]
 
[[Category:Copper Isles]]

Revision as of 17:52, 5 February 2017

Template:Location infoboxThe Emerald Ocean is a vast body of water in the Tortallan Universe.

Geography

The ocean lies to the west of the Eastern Lands; Tortall, Scanra, and Carthak all have considerable coastline on the Emerald Ocean. There are lands on the west of the Emerald Ocean beyond Jindazhen[1]. The Copper Isles and the Yamani Islands, two archipelagic nations, are located on the Emerald Ocean.

Marine life

The ocean has fish, whales, and other marine life[2] There are also krakens, monstrous sea beasts that target ships. Due to the reopening of the Divine Realms, there are also merfolk and other mythical sea-dwelling creatures.

Legends

Oinomi Wavewalker is the great god[3] of the Emerald Ocean, and it is one of her territorial designations. People believe she likes bright colors and shiny things, so humans who live near the ocean—like in Port Caynn in the 3rd century—will paint their dwellings bright colors to please her.

See also

Notes and references

  1. Where the stories Elder Brother and The Hidden Girl take place in Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales, a book of short stories published in 2012.
  2. That is common in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans of real life.
  3. Listed as a great god in the glossary of Mastiff