Atlantis
From Turtledove
For the novel, see The United States of Atlantis. For the series, see Atlantis (series)
Atlantis refers both to the continent that lies in the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and northern Terranova and to the United States of Atlantis, the country that occupies the continent in its entirety.
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[edit] History
Atlantis was originally discovered by the Breton fisherman François Kersauzon circa 1452. He promised a fellow fisherman, the Englishman Edward Radcliffe, to guide him to the location in exchange for a third of his load of cod that year. Radcliffe agreed and eventually returned with his family and a few others to create a settlement, New Hastings. Soon afterwards, Kersauzon would found his own city, Cosquer, and Basque fishermen would erect their own town of Gernika in the south. These settlements in turn gave birth to, and were ultimately eclipsed by, substantial English, French, and Spanish colonial holdings on the island.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Climate
[edit] Flora and Fauna
The Flora and Fauna of Atlantis are somewhat similar to their European and Terranovan cousins, though they have evolved to be better suited to the diverse climate that Atlantis experiences. Some clear examples of this evolutionary divergence are the honkers; these giant bipedal flightless birds would at first glance resemble Emus and Ostriches, though upon further study, and have much in common with the moa bird of New Zealand and Canadian Geese. Another example are the giant robins, that have a build similar to a raven, but have the plumage of a European Redbreast. The Continent's redwood trees are likely to be descended from local conifers to take advantage of the warmer and more humid climate. One of the other noteworthy creatures is the red-crested eagle, a giant bird of prey that has been known to attack full grown humans and feeds off of Honkers. Crocodiles seem almost unchanged.
