Primordial Bellisseria

This Subcontinent is the first piece of land built of Bellisseria continent at coordinates 1023-1045/953-977. It is the prototype of an experiment that has resulted in the largest of all continents. SLGI team gave it the transitory name **B166**.

Another name often used by residents to refer to this subcontinent is ***Old Bellisseria***, or ***Old Belli*** for short. [1]

## History

In late 2019, a continent appeared in Northern part of the map, inside what is now named Linden Playground Sea. Its sims shared the common name *SSP*. SLGI team noticed the event but could not investigate it as land did not allow visitors to enter. Soon after that, an identical replica of the continent appeared South from Sansara, connected to Elements Mountains through a wide transcontinental passage. Just a few days prior to that, the Lindens have announced that they plan to connect two continents, without specifying which ones. And immediately after this, a long transcontinental channel was built linking the new continent with the Northern shorelines of Jeogeot, where more water sims have recently been added and formed the Water Passage which enabled a connection directly to Jeogeot Gulf. Immediately after this, just before 2020 started, the newly formed continent grew in size and became what is now a subcontinent part of Bellisseria.

## Structure

Primordial Belllisseria consists of 170 sims. The first part, which was initially built, consists of roughly 100 sims. It has an almost square-like shape. It is a complex place, with various land themes.

## Geography

The central landmass is large and has somehow a *C* shape, with one peninsula in North-East and another one in South-East. It hosts a large, circular lake in its center, which is connected to the sea through four rivers. Some residents consider the central lake as a lagoon. Small rivers can be found in many places too. Also, the central landmass has chains of small mountains and a few lowlands.

There is an island located to East, which, added, transforms the *C* shape into an *O*. This island shows similar Geographic patterns with the main landmass. A third similar and smaller island can be seen further East.

Along the shores, there are many boathouses docked in their harbours, built along long sandy islands. There are many sandy islands hosting boathouse docks further away from the central landmass, separated by straits of deep water. These islands are made of sand and a few boulders, with occasional high dunes.

A characteristic feature of the subcontinent is presence of Bellisseria Lagoon.

The central landmass is separated from the Victorian Subcontinent by an almost linear chain of mountains. There also are mountains in other places.

## Vegetation

In most places, ground texture resembles grass. Lowlands and places for boathouses have sand texture. High mountains tend to be brown (which is an useful snippet to identify them on the map). Vegetation is present in the form of trees, bushes and flowers, which can be found along roadsides, between parcels and in parks.

## Buildings

Most of the subcontinent is occupied by **Traditional Homes**, the first types of home built for Bellisseria. These homes are large and are available in many variants and colours. They resemble the classic American suburbs house. Homes are often separated from roads by walls. Roads are modern and many times have bridges. apart from roads, there are also many alleys that sometimes offer shortcuts between roads.

There are some places where **Caravans** can be seen. They are smaller and require only 512 square m of land. Therefore, with one premium account, one could hold two caravans without paying extra tier. They are not separated by fences and roads are usually made of dirt.

For those who love water, **Boathouses** are built along shorelines, with docks separated by wooden planks.

## SS Galaxy

The SS Galaxy is a luxurious ship that stretches through three sims, at coordinates 1023/958-960. It was initially anchored inside Blake Sea where it formed a small subcontinent. It was anchored inside Primordial Bellisseria soon after the continent was formed. It is open for visitors. By far, this is the biggest ship in second Life. At 700 m long, it is comparable to real life luxurious ships. The ship was described as *queen of Sagittarian Sea* and *pride of the seven seas*.

## Access

Access is granted to anyone. There are no docks along the Southern coast of Sansara, but one can easily deploy an airplane there and fly South. Flying is easy over parcels of protected land, along coastal waterways. Sailing is also easy. There are a few small islands that enable sailors to rezz boats.

The road network is highly developed and modern, enabling an easy and quick access. There are dirt roads in areas with caravans. The islands have isolated roads, unconnected to the central landmass. Also, there is a railway that comes from South and allows a better exploration of the area.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Subcontinents
* Bellisseria