Outer Delta

The Outer Delta is a Subcontinent located in South - East Heterocera. The name is not official, but it is as old as the continent itself. SLGI team gave it the transitional name **B037**.

## History

The Outer Delta was the last part added to the continent Heterocera and gave its South-East end a square-like shape. The area was developed in a few steps.

## Structure

The Outer Delta has a roughly rectangular shape. It measures 8 sims from East to West and 6 sims from South to North. In South, East and partially in West, subcontinent limits can be fixed as sim borders. However, in North and sometimes in West, the borders are fixed as waterways and the Great Bridge.

## Geography

Before anything, we need to clarify a few terms. A delta is a wet sedimentary plain created where a river discharges its sediments into a lake or a sea. In a delta, altitudes are always very low and the river flowing into the sea opens a lot of branch canals. Also, ground is made of sediments, usually soft dirt and mud.

The Inner Delta and the Outer Delta are completely different. First of all, they are not placed at the mouth of a big river. Secondly, the ground does not have sedimentary origin, but appears to be of coral origin. There are a lot of canals through the area, but they don't seem to be river branches. A close analysis shows that the canals appear to be dug by complex machineries, as a riverbed would have a much softer structure.

The Outer Delta can be considered a large plateau, with its surface barely reaching above seaside. The altitude map reveals that there are no high places.

The delta can be divided in three places: big islands, delta plateau and shallow waters.

* **Big Islands.** There are only two islands where altitude rises above 25 m: Smoky and Nefrax. The two islands cover more then the surface of a sim. Ground texture resembles grass and not coral reef. Smoky has a surprisingly high peak, 45 m. Nefrax hosts a hill that rises up to 39 m. Both islands are a good place to see the delta from above.
* **Delta Plateau.** This is the main inhabited area. It consists of a network of islands separated by canals. Usually, the islands hardly rise above sea level. Through terraforming, residents can transform the islands into shallow submerged land or make their islands higher and safe from high waves. The canals are usually shallow and narrow, not accessible for big ships, but highly efficient for small boats.
* **Shallow Waters.** There are 3 areas wit hsubmerged sims, totalizing 12 water sims. Ground texture resembles coral reefs. Usually, elevation is 15 m, so that water depth is 5 m. The submerged sims to North are deeper, with ground elevation set to 11 m. Sea floor is usually flat and not covered by vegetation, except the sims in South-East.

There is an infohub at Hyles.

## Access

The Outer Delta has a huge network of waterways, composed of a lot of canals and submerged sims. The whole network is made for small boats and is not accessible for big ships. The only road in the area is The Great Bridge, located to North, at the border with Inner Delta. All waterways are opened for sailing. However, sailors should be aware that the waterways are narrow and shallow.

The YavaScript Pods cross the area on regular trips. The SLGI Trains fly at some elevation. There is also a ferry linking the railway terminals of Tuliptree and Bhaga, which crosses through the delta.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Subcontinents
* Heterocera
* Inner Delta