Moles Island North

The Moles Island is the largest continuous piece of dryland in Corsica Continent after the Eastern *Mainland*. The island is separated by two deep isthmuses into three distinct areas. Based on this feature, the island can be divided into three subcontinents:

1. B068 - **Moles Island North**
2. B069 - Moles Island South
3. B070 - Moles Island West - Corsica South Archipelago.

The Northern part of the island is separated by a tiny isthmus. As for spring 2020, residents built tiny canals to West, further decreasing the width of the isthmus. It is possible that at some point a canal will be dug, completely separating the island into two halves.

## History

The island was built around 2009. From the beginning, its Northern part was designed with an infrastructure, with a road connected to the shores through canals. Not much was done since then.

## Structure

The Northern half of the island is separated from the Southern half by an isthmus, where altitude does not rise above 4 m. The isthmus is continued to East with *Mole Channel*, which is a navigable waterway. To East, it is continued with another, similar waterway. To West, subcontinent borders can be drawn easily using sim borders. To East, the best way to separate it from Corsica Mainland is by using the waterways in the area. In South, the border can be drawn using sim borders.

The subcontinent consists of approximately 72 sims. It measure 12 sims North-South and 10 sims East-West. Roughly 5 sims are protected waterways, 27 sims have no water surfaces at all and 8 sims have only white rocky surface.

## Geography

The altitude map reveals some of the features of the subcontinent.

The central part of the subcontinent, which appears white on the map, is a rocky plateau, where altitude have been measured to be 155 m. There are a few small peaks, where altitude can reach 158 m. Most of the plateau is Abandoned Land, is deserted and surprisingly flat. The altitude map reveals the existence of a few peaks, which actually are the isolated Mountains Of Corsica. They suddenly rise from the surrounding land like if they were Geologic accidents.

Altitude transition is sometimes sharp and sometimes smooth. There are a few other plateaus in the area, which can be considered as lower terraces of the main plateau. The highest altitude transition is in Tinder, where the plateau *falls* into the sea.

An interesting feature of the island is the presence of a large central gulf. This gulf appears to have deep water (sometimes ground altitude is 0 or 1 m). Most of the coastal water is resident-owned.

To East, there is a smoother altitude transition between the plateau and the coastline. Beaches are present and water is shallow. In East, the border of the subcontinent is a waterway known as *Tiny Channel*.

There are no parks or other objectives within the area. Still, along route 11, some constructions can be found:

* Rezz zones at road ends
* Farmers Market in Westerlay
* Ironstorm and Castledreg rezz zones.

## Land Status

Protected Land is present in the form of waterways and roads. There are 26 sims with waterways, 32 sims with road access and 19 sims without any strait of protected land. Some parcels restrict vehicles entry.

Inhabited Land is dense close to the coast and along the roads. Abandoned Land is more common in isolated areas and on the high plateau. Land With Restricted Access can be found. Land corporations are present in the area too.

There is no infohub.

Rezz zones are located along route 11, the main road in the area. They can be used to rezz both cars and boats.

## Transportation

Route 11 provides the best way to travel deeper inside the island. The road allows access to all areas, including the high plateaus, the coastline and the areas between.

Navigation is possible on a small channel replacing route 11 and along the many waterways surrounding the island. This includes large waterways like the Gulf Of Moles or small channels.

The YavaScript pods travel along the roads and the waterways. The SLGI Fleet have regular flights within the area.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Subcontinents
* Corsica