Post by Zamastan on Mar 28, 2020 22:41:31 GMT
Baytonia Climate and Geography Overview
Geography Overview
Baytonia's core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Baytonian Peninsula and the entirety of the northern Baytonian Archipelago. The rugged coastline is broken by huge fjords and thousands of islands. The coastal baseline is 2,532 kilometers (1,573 mi). The coastline of the mainland including fjords stretches 28,953 kilometers (17,991 mi), when islands are included the coastline has been estimated to 100,915 kilometers (62,706 mi). Baytonia shares a 1,619-kilometer (1,006 mi) mountainous border with Gladysynthia to the east and a maritime border to the south with Zamastan's Northern Isle Archipelago.
At 385,207 square kilometers (148,729 sq mi), much of the country is dominated by mountainous or high terrain, with a great variety of natural features caused by prehistoric glaciers and varied topography. The most noticeable of these are the fjords: deep grooves cut into the land flooded by the sea following the end of the Ice Age. Baytonia is home to the world's second deepest fjord, and the world's longest at 204 kilometers (127 mi). Baytonia has about 400,000 lakes.[108][109] There are 239,057 registered islands. Permafrost can be found all year in the higher mountain areas and in the interior of the county. Numerous glaciers are found in Baytonia.
The land is mostly made of hard granite and gneiss rock, but slate, sandstone, and limestone are also common, and the lowest elevations contain marine deposits. Because of the Horseshoe Bay Stream and prevailing westerlies, Baytonia experiences higher temperatures and more precipitation than expected at such northern latitudes, especially along the coast. The mainland experiences four distinct seasons, with colder winters and less precipitation inland. The northernmost part of the mainland has a mostly maritime Subarctic climate, while the northern island chain has an Arctic tundra climate.
Climate Overview
The southern and western parts of Baytonia, fully exposed to oceanic storm fronts, experience more precipitation and have milder winters than the eastern and far northern parts. Areas to the east of the coastal mountains are in a rain shadow, and have lower rain and snow totals than the west. The lowlands around the capitalhave the warmest and sunniest summers, but also cold weather and snow in wintertime.
Because of Baytonia's high latitude, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle, and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day. Conversely, from late November to late January, the sun never rises above the horizon in the north, and daylight hours are very short in the rest of the country.
The coastal climate of Baytonia is exceptionally mild compared with areas on similar latitudes elsewhere in the world, with the Gulf Stream passing directly offshore the northern areas of the oceanic coast, continuously warming the region in the winter. Temperature anomalies found in coastal locations are exceptional. The northern coast of Baytonia would thus be ice-covered if not for the Gulf Stream. As a side-effect, the coastal mountains prevent continental winds from reaching the coastline, causing very cool summers throughout the coastal regions. Drinto has more of a continental climate. The mountain ranges have subarctic and tundra climates. There is also very high rainfall in areas exposed to the the ocean
Parts of southeastern Baytonia have warm-summer humid continental climates (Köppen Dfb), while the more southern and western coasts are mostly of the oceanic climate (Cfb). Further inland in southeastern and northern Baytonia, the subarctic climate (Dfc) dominates; this is especially true for areas in the rain shadow of the coastal Mountains. Some of the inner valleys get so little precipitation annually, thanks to the rain shadow effect, that they meet the requirements for dry-summer subarctic climates (Dsc). In higher altitudes, close to the coasts of southern and western Baytonia, one can find the rare subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc). This climate is also common in Northern Baytonia, usually in lower altitudes, all the way down to sea level. A small part of the northernmost coast of Norway has the tundra/alpine/polar climate (ET). Large parts of Baytonia are covered by mountains and high altitude plateaus, many of which also exhibit the tundra/alpine/polar climate (ET).
Geography Overview
Baytonia's core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Baytonian Peninsula and the entirety of the northern Baytonian Archipelago. The rugged coastline is broken by huge fjords and thousands of islands. The coastal baseline is 2,532 kilometers (1,573 mi). The coastline of the mainland including fjords stretches 28,953 kilometers (17,991 mi), when islands are included the coastline has been estimated to 100,915 kilometers (62,706 mi). Baytonia shares a 1,619-kilometer (1,006 mi) mountainous border with Gladysynthia to the east and a maritime border to the south with Zamastan's Northern Isle Archipelago.
At 385,207 square kilometers (148,729 sq mi), much of the country is dominated by mountainous or high terrain, with a great variety of natural features caused by prehistoric glaciers and varied topography. The most noticeable of these are the fjords: deep grooves cut into the land flooded by the sea following the end of the Ice Age. Baytonia is home to the world's second deepest fjord, and the world's longest at 204 kilometers (127 mi). Baytonia has about 400,000 lakes.[108][109] There are 239,057 registered islands. Permafrost can be found all year in the higher mountain areas and in the interior of the county. Numerous glaciers are found in Baytonia.
The land is mostly made of hard granite and gneiss rock, but slate, sandstone, and limestone are also common, and the lowest elevations contain marine deposits. Because of the Horseshoe Bay Stream and prevailing westerlies, Baytonia experiences higher temperatures and more precipitation than expected at such northern latitudes, especially along the coast. The mainland experiences four distinct seasons, with colder winters and less precipitation inland. The northernmost part of the mainland has a mostly maritime Subarctic climate, while the northern island chain has an Arctic tundra climate.
Climate Overview
The southern and western parts of Baytonia, fully exposed to oceanic storm fronts, experience more precipitation and have milder winters than the eastern and far northern parts. Areas to the east of the coastal mountains are in a rain shadow, and have lower rain and snow totals than the west. The lowlands around the capitalhave the warmest and sunniest summers, but also cold weather and snow in wintertime.
Because of Baytonia's high latitude, there are large seasonal variations in daylight. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle, and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day. Conversely, from late November to late January, the sun never rises above the horizon in the north, and daylight hours are very short in the rest of the country.
The coastal climate of Baytonia is exceptionally mild compared with areas on similar latitudes elsewhere in the world, with the Gulf Stream passing directly offshore the northern areas of the oceanic coast, continuously warming the region in the winter. Temperature anomalies found in coastal locations are exceptional. The northern coast of Baytonia would thus be ice-covered if not for the Gulf Stream. As a side-effect, the coastal mountains prevent continental winds from reaching the coastline, causing very cool summers throughout the coastal regions. Drinto has more of a continental climate. The mountain ranges have subarctic and tundra climates. There is also very high rainfall in areas exposed to the the ocean
Parts of southeastern Baytonia have warm-summer humid continental climates (Köppen Dfb), while the more southern and western coasts are mostly of the oceanic climate (Cfb). Further inland in southeastern and northern Baytonia, the subarctic climate (Dfc) dominates; this is especially true for areas in the rain shadow of the coastal Mountains. Some of the inner valleys get so little precipitation annually, thanks to the rain shadow effect, that they meet the requirements for dry-summer subarctic climates (Dsc). In higher altitudes, close to the coasts of southern and western Baytonia, one can find the rare subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc). This climate is also common in Northern Baytonia, usually in lower altitudes, all the way down to sea level. A small part of the northernmost coast of Norway has the tundra/alpine/polar climate (ET). Large parts of Baytonia are covered by mountains and high altitude plateaus, many of which also exhibit the tundra/alpine/polar climate (ET).