
alternate history - What climate would Mu, a lost continent in the ...
Dec 26, 2022 · Mu was a mythical continent that was believed to exist in the Pacific Ocean. It was part of pseudohistory back in the 19th Century. Hawaii and other Polynesian islands were believed to be the remnants of Mu. The Mu theory was later disproved during the 20th Century. If such a landmass existed, what would its climate be?
Where should I place my fictional continent in the South Pacific?
Dec 15, 2019 · This could create a fair-sized continent far from the coasts of Australia and South America. Since the main part is located in the middle of the South Pacific Gyre, it will have relatively little influence on ocean currents. I have scetched a possible contour of this continent onto the map below.
science based - The Lost Continents of Atlantis and Mu reappear ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Mu could well emerge entirely unseen but will be noted and warnings issues within hours. That's assuming the continents need to be encountered by the ships and/or aircraft affected, in reality both will show up almost as soon as they start to move due to their disruption of both undersea cables and sea-level monitoring/tsunami warning systems ...
How to Build the Fictional Continents Using Our Real Continents
May 10, 2021 · Mu, which I presume is to the left of North America, would come from the San Andreas fault zone, which is already basically not attached anyway and moving with respect to the continent, just in the wrong direction to produce that specific continent you want.
What climates can I expect on my fictional continent?
Aug 23, 2020 · I am creating a fictional continent on a fictional Earth-like world that is mostly ocean. The planet is the same size as Earth with the same gravity level, orbiting in an equivalent region of its host star. There are only two continents on the planet, my continent and another continent (about the same size) that is roughly at its antipode.
geography - Naming Continents - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Sep 21, 2021 · Consider the history of the continent in question, and the name given by those who first found it; Consider that multiple people might have different names for the same continent; This may actually make your story more interesting, as it also reveals the biases of the culture drafting the map, being a story into of itself.
Describe the lost treasure of an ancient Saharan civilization
Apr 6, 2025 · $\begingroup$ The unfortunate thing is that the most recent Green Sahara period ended just before humanity entered the Bronze Age, so that the only treasures archaelogists may hope to find in the ruins of ancient Saharan cities are exquisitely beautiful paintings on pottery.
science based - If you lived 5,000 years, would you notice the ...
Jan 30, 2021 · The mainland of Britan is disappearing under the continent of Europe. If you are lucky enough to live on the West coast of Britain, there is a good chance your property will get bigger as time goes by. If you live on the East coast, don't stay away from home too long!
How far away can a tidally locked planet be from a star?
Jan 27, 2024 · $\begingroup$ The farther away from the star, the less and less likely it is for a planet to be tidally locked. In our Solar System, the only planet which is locked into a spin-orbit resonance is tiny Mercury orbiting so close to the big Sun.
Creating a realistic world map - Landmass formation
Jul 28, 2015 · India used to be detached from the continent of Asia and there was a sea between the two bodies. This sea had an abundance of life, including a 20-30 foot long eel like creature that was an offshoot of the Whale (it became a dead end in an evolution sense as they died off, but it shares a common ancestor with whales).