Nautilus Waterways Network

Nautilus, continent of the seas, has its own network of waterways, consisting of seas, channels, coastal waterways and unconnected waters.

Despite its name, Nautilus cannot be circumnavigated. In fact, coastal waterways are usually missing. North waterways are often unconnected and are linked through Transcontinental Channels with the waters of Corsica. West waterways are unconnected and pose serious troubles to pass even for airplanes. East waterways are interconnected and form a large bypass route. South waterways, most notable the Bingo Strait, separate Nautilus from Satori.

Nautilus is connected to Corsica through three transcontinental channels: Castle Valeria, Sunrise and Tuarua. The continent is linked to Blake Sea through two transcontinental passages. Bingo Strait connects Nautilus with Satori.

The waterways of Nautilus are not connected with North Nautilus Road Network (thus some private-owned connections open from time to time). As for 2020, there is a connection to South Nautilus Road Network. Nautilus City Road Network is connected with the waterways in many points.

## Corsica - Satori Passage

Main article: Nautilus Strait Project.

Since Nautilus was built, sailors searched for a passage to travel between the North continents (Corsica and later Gaeta 5) and the South continents (Satori and later Blake Sea). Unable to find a suitable route, some tried to contact the Linden officials to build a passage, while others tried to buy land and build their own passages. SLGI team was very vocal about the subject and tried both options. Finally, a private-owned waterway was opened with the construction of Seychelles, later known as Turara Fiji Subcontinent, which opened a new transcontinental channel.

Sailors must be aware of some shallow water areas.

## Waterways

The waterways of Nautilus can be grouped into North, South, East, West and unconnected.

### North Waterways

The North waterways are technically not connected to the others. They still reach Corsica with the help of Transcontinental Channels. From West to East, they are:

* **Northwest Nautilus Sea** communicates with Corsica through Castle Valeria Channel. The sea is unconnected to any other waterway of Nautilus, thus limited connection is sometimes possible to South through crossing some private-owned land to pass a few sim corners. The sea hosts some spectacular islands, which are good destinations to relax and have rezz zones for boats.
* **Sea Of Games** is connected with Corsica via Sunrise Channel. The sea is surrounded by some private-owned passages, which allows sailors to go further away: Rollo Passage and Games Channel. The Games Channel leads to an isolated water sim, but ends close to the Northwest Nautilus Sea. The Rollo Passage allows for a connection to Linden Pathway. However, since these passages are private-owned, they might change if their owners decide to.

### South Waterways

The waterways in South are largely connected one to each other. They are also connected to Nautilus City Road Network. There is a private-owned connection to South Nautilus Road Network too. These waterways are large seas and are very busy places. They experience some of the heaviest traffic in Second Life. From West to East, they are:

* **Dunai** is a T - shaped gulf that is connected with Bingo Strait. As for 2020, it was further connected with two isolated water sims in West. It has no rezz zones.
* **Bingo Strait** is the longest and the largest sea in Second Life. It separates Nautilus and Satori and it is entirely navigable. The sea is of vital strategic importance. It is connected to West with West Satori Coast, Fairchang and Dunai. To East, it is connected with Blake Sea, East Satori coast and Coastal Channel. To North, it almost encompasses Nautilus City and is continued by North Channel. Bingo Strait has many islands that are worth a visit. It is also the busiest waterway in Second Life.
* **North Channel** is located North from Nautilus City. It lies along the main route crossing Nautilus. It is a large inland sea.
* **Bacon Bay** continues North Channel further North. It hosts a few water sims (the bay) and a mixture of Linden-owned and private-owned channels, providing various water connections between North Channel and Dire Strait. The area is visitor friendly.

### East Waterways

The waterways in East are connected one to each other and provide a great way to pass through. They form a coastal waterway in many parts.

* **Coastal Channel** is connected in South to Bingo Strait and Blake Sea. It is in many aspects a coastal waterway. There are many islands to visit along the way. A second, small transcontinental channel links it to Blake Passage Estate, close to Blake Passage Railway terminal. It is also connected, through two channels, with Dire Strait. To North, it reaches Turara Fiji Subcontinent.
* **Dire Strait** can be considered an inland sea, similar to Sea Of Fables in Sansara, Heterocera Void or Jeogeot Gulf. It is surrounded by islands and dryland all around. Access for ships and airplanes is possible along several canals to South and East. This large inland sea has one particular point of interest, located in **Ahabs Haunt**, where one can find the huge skeleton of a leviathan.
* **Linden Pathway** is a long and usually sim-sized waterway, which separates many islands and the mainland Nautilus to the West from Turara Fiji Subcontinent to the East. It forms a large North to South navigable waterway. It is connected to Dire Strait through the Xander Passage (which might be too narrow at sim crossings for large ships). The private-owned Rollo Passage allows a connection in North to the North waterways. Also, this long waterway continues to South with the Coastal Channel. There are many islands which are worst a visit and have rezz zones.

### West & Unconnected Waterways

The waterways located West of Nautilus are basically not connected. Some of them still have limited access through local agreements, where land owners allow ships to cross through their holdings.

* **West Nautilus Sea** is basically unconnected. In order to reach it from Northwest Nautilus Sea, a sailor has to pass over private-owned sim corners. Sometimes, this is possible, but sometimes it might not. Land owners might sometimes allow this to happen, but as land changes ownership, this is subject to change. The sea consists of 17 connected sailing sims.
* **Southwest Nautilus Sea** is a remote place. There are three small seas (formed of navigable sims), but they are unconnected. Two of them are now (2020) connected through a private-owned passage. There is no connection between these enclosed seas and any other navigable waterway or private-owned road.
* **Radar Sea** is located South from the Sea Of Games and unconnected to it. The tiny sea still has a small connection to Nautilus road 12.
* **Starfish Lake** is a distinct feature of Nautilus. The lake shares the same elevation with coastal waterways and as for 2020 is clearly connected to the sea. However, there is no navigable channel, private-owned or protected, that allows navigation between the nearby Dire Strait and the lake. The lake has limited use for navigation, as it lacks rezz zones.

### Turara Fiji - Seychelles

A distinct part of Nautilus is the private-owned Turara Fiji Subcontinent. This large subcontinent, which in some aspects rivals the great Blake Sea, is entirely designed as a Tropical Beach Paradise. It consists of many islands and large navigable waterways. Its construction revolutionized sailing in Second Life.

Sailors and pilots must acknowledge that Turara Fiji (known as Seychelles in older articles) is private-owned. They are allowed to sail or fly, but they must show respect to those people who pay tier to allow this beautiful subcontinent to exist.

## Land Status

Most waterways in Nautilus are Protected Land. However, as listed above, there are many private-owned waterways, opened for sailing and flying.

Most land allow automated vehicles to pass through, but there are limitations.

## See Also

* Second Life Geography
* List Of Waterways
* Nautilus