Volume VIII: Atlas — Chapter 1: Planetary Map
"Even the blind can draw a map. The sighted can feel it." — First Cartographer of the Navigators' Guild, +2,200 y.
Related sections: → see [Ch.27, "Geodesy"], → see [Ch.13, "Continents"]
1.1 Physical Map of Théxar
Théxar: regions and their relative positions
| Position | Region / designation |
|---|---|
| Top edge | North Pole; ice |
| Upper area | Kharak (65.721 million km²) |
| Left of Kharak | Sea Serrin |
| Right of Kharak | Sea Thalas |
| Below Kharak | Rhuval (42.249 million km²) |
| Below and right of Rhuval | Vexar (37.555 million km²) |
| Bottom edge | South Pole; ice |
Geographic categories: land, ice, water. Cartographic parameters: scale ~1:80,000,000; equal-area projection (Lambert).
1.2 Map Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Scale | 1:80,000,000 |
| Projection | Equal-area |
| Prime meridian | Khar-Vexar (42°18′ N) |
| Dimensions | 1,242 × 1,238 мо |
End of Chapter 1, Volume VIII.