Since I wasn’t able to figure them all out, I give below a table of: all place-names I found; page-numbers; non-exhaustive descriptions that might help to figure out the geography; &, of course, suggestions or guesses of the real-world (or present-day) equivalents.
| intradiegetic place-name | p/pp | notes from the text | extradiegetic equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amman Sun | 367 | cold | |
| Bollons | 55, 60 | close to upland, volcano | Bollons Seamount |
| Cabigo | 56, 121, 195 | federal | |
| Cambellia | 54, 52, 60 | wild continent, bad legend, looming slopes, large, southeast of Nuzland, that farthest shore | Campbell Plateau |
| Chatham, Cape of | Chatham Rise | ||
| Clarion (island) | 35, 56 | Isla Clarión | |
| Cold Basin | 67 | easter than Streggeye [sic] | Chile (‘chill’) Basin, Robinson Islands? |
| Colony Cocos | 115, 121 | has updivers | Cocos Island |
| Deggenlache | 367 | near Mornington | |
| Gul Fofkal | 120 | Gulf of California | |
| Gulflask | 35 | woods | Gulf of Alaska |
| Kammy Hammy | 56, 61, 113 | Many-island nation, people with brick-coloured skin, South Kammy Hammy, far-off islands | Hawaii |
| Kribbis Hole | 265 | pun on Scilla & Charybdis, no real equivalent | |
| Leweavel Range | |||
| Manihiki | 56, 74, 87, 112, 129, 193 | Grey-skinned people, centre of the world, west of Streggeye, Subzi: a quarter of Manihiki City north of the old town, has southern outposts | Society Islands (incl. Tahiti), French Polynesia |
| Marquessa | 261 | Macquarie I.? Or Marquesas? | |
| Mendana | 120 | Solomon Islands, discovered by Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira | |
| Molochai | 300 | Moloka’i, part of Hawaii / Kammy Hammy. A city? | |
| Mornington | 56, 367 | far off, near Deggenlache | |
| Norwest Peace | 219 | pun on Northwest Passage? | |
| Nuzland (toxicontinent) | 52 | New Zealand | |
| Pittman | 121, 192 | North Pittman | Pitcairn Islands |
| Rockvane | 35, 56 | southern neighbour of Streggeye | |
| Salaygo Mess (archipelago) | 34 | Sala y Gómez Ridge | |
| Sowmerick (toxicontinent) | 68 | mythical | South America |
| Streggeye | 55, 92, 112 | western tip of Salaygo Mess archipelago, east of Manihiki | Easter Island |
| Teekhee (archipelago) | 119 | ||
| Tharp | 121 | Tharp Fault?? |
2 Kommentare:
Thanks for all the work you put into the Railsea map. I play a tabletop roleplay game called The Strange and several times the parties adventures have taken us to Railsea. Could I please link your map to our adventure log?
Railsea is a wonderful world to run around in, and your map has already helped make that adventuring even richer.
tb
Heh, nice, was just doing the same thing - here's a few I found;
Amman Sun - Amundsen Ridge off the Antarctic coast
Leweavel Range - Louisville Ridge NE of New Zealand.
Mornington - Isla Mornington on the Chilean coast.
Rockvane - Roggeveen Basin
Cabigo is _possibly_ the Gallego Basin.
Deggenlache has me stumped, possibly it's one of the various islas Diego near Isla Mornington
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