Sharp Snowlands

The Sharp Snowlands form a Subcontinent located inside Sharp Continent. SLGI team gave it the transitory name **B130**.

The Second Life Geography Institute has an embassy located in Appalachia sim, which serves the SLGI Fleet.

## History

Sharp Continent, known by veteran residents as *TSL Continent* is the remnant of the former *TSL Grid* (Teen Second Life). It was built for teens, which were forbidden access into adult areas of the grid. Construction of Sharp Continent started almost simultaneously with Sansara, but on a much slower rate. Almost all regions in Sharp Continent correspond to similar areas in Sansara.

The Sharp Snowlands are a small scale replica of the Northern part of Snowlands Subcontinent. They were left unfinished, as the demand for land along the teens decreased fast.

## Structure

They are formed of 8 sims, that don't form a continuous structure. One can easily notice the gap in South, blocking both the road and the river.

## Geography

Sharp Snowlands are most notable for their high elevation. The lowest point is at the river (81 m), while the highest points rise to nearly 200 m. Basically, the Sharp Snowlands consist of an incomplete river valley.

The river flows from South-East to North-West. It first appears in Appalachia sim as it comes from the Void Ocean and enters again it, to appear downstream in Rainier sim. In Rainier, part of the river is frozen. Downstream, in Tahoe, there is a lake with an island. Tahoe is partially similar with Zermatt sim in Sansara Snowlands. The river then flows through Reggiano and falls through a huge waterfall into Blue Bay.

There are mountains along the river, both to left and to right. The altitude map reveals their huge elevations. Vegetation is present, especially as rare trees. While the mountain slopes in South-West are less accessible, the mountains in North-East are smoother. In most cases, there are no peaks, The mountains are not finished and they expand into the Void Ocean. It is unknown if the Linden officials planned building higher mountains in nearby sims.

The Southernmost sim, Appalachia, is partially disconnected. Both the road and the river along it are interrupted by a missing sim. Altitude map shows that the mountains in the area are less high. It is not known if the Lindens planned to build a more flat terrain around Appalachia, just as they did in the Southern part of the Snowlands.

## Land Status

Protected Land comes in the form of roads, waterways and most of the

## Access

Sharp Snowlands have their own road network, unconnected to the continental network. It consists of a central road and three branches. The road segment in Appalachia is not directly connected. There is, still, a way to reach it, through ski runs and virgin trails. Also, one can travel in Rainier over the frozen river to reach Sierra sim, which is almost entirely Protected Land.

The river is partially navigable. Navigation is possible on three short sectors: Appalachia (separated by the Void Ocean), Rainier (separated to North by river ice) and Tahoe (there is a huge waterfall to North).

There are two ski lifts. One is located in Rainier and reaches the nearby Shasta sim. The other one can be reached by crossing the frozen river in Rainier and reaches the nearby Sierra sim.

The YavaScript pods operate in the area and provide a good transport service, through their base located in Cascade sim. The SLGI Fleet have a scheduled ship and a base in the area too.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Subcontinents
* Sharp Continent.