Dunai

Dunai is a waterway and a Subcontinent located in South-West Nautilus, with access to Bingo Strait. SLGI team gave it the transitory name **B081**.

## History

The part of Nautilus hosting Dunai was built around 2008. At that time, Second Life was in an economical boom, our virtual world was growing exponentially. Facing a developing boom, the Linden officials could not keep with the increasing demand of land. This is why they made many mistakes, like selling land that was supposed to be protected and preserved for roads and waterways. They even sold finished roads at that time.

The direct result was that many waterways in Nautilus got unconnected. It was probably indented to build a coastal waterway along the Western shores of Nautilus. However, this plan never came to reality. The only navigable strait, connected to the continental waterway network is Dunai Strait.

Initially, the strait was even shorter, with two unconnected water sims to North-West. However, after the Linden officials purchased a parcel in Nuclear sim, navigation became possible and the two sims were connected.

## Structure

Dunai consists of 22 sims and has an almost rectangular shape. There are 7 protected waterway sims, five of them connected in a form similar with the letter T. The subcontinent also hosts nearby sims.

## Geography

The real shape of the subcontinent is revealed for the first time with the help of the altitude map. The continent can be divided into South islands, North continental coast and central waterways.

**Islands.** There are five islands located in South, one in South-East and four in South-West. Altitude is surprisingly high. For example, in Plontafus sim, we detected 34 m high. All islands have high terrain. The area is far more elevated then coastal places like Bay City or Nautilus City. The islands are mostly residential land and usually owned by land corporations.

**Continental coast.** To North, the continental coastline can be seen. Thanks to terraforming, residents built ponds, canals, peninsulas and islands in the area. Usually, altitude is low, as the coast ends with a large sandy beach. Most land is owned by land corporations, which provided access waterways and path through the area.

**Waterways.** The most important waterway is formed by the *Dunai* sims: Dunai, Dunai West, Dunai East, Dunai Lower and Dunai Sound. With the addition of a small protected waterway in Nuclear sim, two more sims, Vessl and Oblat could be added. Waterways are sometimes very deep and sometimes surprisingly shallow. Sailors should be aware that in Oblat and in Dunai West there are places where water is very shallow.

### Buildings

Most of Dunai is a residential area and a Tropical Beach Paradise. There are many houses in the area, sometimes with private docks and boats. Private waterways and private roads also exist.

An important feature is the presence of a few airports.

## Land Status

There are 7 sims of Protected Land, while the rest of land is Inhabited Land, usually owned by land corporations. Abandoned Land was not detected in the area. In addition, there are many private-protected waterways, allowing boats to advance deeper into residential land. Land With Restricted Access exists, but only in certain areas. There are special passage ways for airplanes, at various altitudes.

## Access

The waterways have no rezz zones, but they are opened for anyone to enter. SLGI Fleet has one ship reaching the area every 6 hours.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Subcontinents
* Nautilus