Bellisseria Forest

This is a huge subcontinent located at the center of Bellisseria, at Coordinates 1043-1063/950-977. It almost contains a whole island of giant sizes. Only a small part of the island (located to West) is inside Victorian Subcontinent. The name is unofficial. SLGI team gave it the transitory name **B166**.

## History

The construction of Bellisseria Forest started in 2020, soon after the first pieces of land were placed together. As for February 2023, the subcontinent is still unfinished. Major works have been done here, including the construction of a railway and of many Geographic features like mountains, rivers and lakes.

During 2020, nearly the whole subcontinent was built and very fast. During this process, the Lindens largely relied on *cloned Geography*, copying the same groups of sims and pasting them further with a different name. Two common features found here, the *Circle River* and *Axe River*, have been copied 8 times.

## Structure

The subcontinent is huge, consisting of 700 sims. As so, it is the largest subcontinent of all, larger than most of continents. Together with the small piece of land inside Victorian Subcontinent, the island hosting Bellisseria Forest is the largest continuous piece of dryland on the grid. However, despite its huge size, its Geography is highly homogenous. There is no significant difference between South, North, East and West.

## Geography

The island hosting Bellisseria Forest is huge. It can be considered a large plateau, rising 50 to 60 m. The island is surrounded by a continuous mountain range that extends along the South and East coast. There are no significant gulfs. No river flows into the ocean. The mountain range rises to 70 m and is spectacular seen from the sea. There is a narrow coastal waterway to South, which allows sailors to travel between East and West.

There are various mountain ranges inside the subcontinent. They have many peaks and can easily be climbed. Some roads and the railway cross through the mountains. Most of terrain has small slopes, not being entirely flat.

Many rivers and ponds can be found throughout the subcontinent. They don't flow anywhere. They can be listed as follows:

Forest River. It stretches on a North-South line, through the center of the subcontinent. There are two lakes along its way. Unlike all rivers in the world, it has two springs, one at one end and one at the other end. It is unclear which way the river flows... if it flows at all. There are 6 islands along the way.

Circle River. This river has no source and no end, it flows in a circle, against all laws of physics. The river is wider in West and narrower in South. There are two small islands in North. It can be said that the river encompasses a large island, which is connected through five bridges. There are eight Circle Rivers, all looking the same.

**Axe River.** The name comes from its shape, which resembles an axe with two blades. The river is divided in two streams in West and flows as a single river in East. Again, it flows to nowhere and it is impossible to say where is its source and where it empties. There are eight Axe Rivers. One extends to a large lake, the others are identical.

**Small River.** Oriented North-South, this river also has no beginning and no end. There are five rivers, four of them identical, while the 5th one empties in a large lake.

There are other rivers and lakes too.

## Vegetation

Ground texture resembles dark green, which is common to forest vegetation. The entire area can be considered a large inhabited forest, with many tall trees spanning around the landscape. Trees can be found along the roads, between parcels, in parks and larger areas and almost anywhere.

There are also many bushes and forest ground vegetation is present. In some areas, glowing bugs can be seen too.

## Constructions

The most common type of building is the wood house, which is well adapted for forests. There are a few variants, not all houses being the same. Some properties are surrounded by wooden fences. Also, small lamps and large rocks can be seen along the roads.

All roads are made of dirt and cross large distances, being interconnected into a large and complex network. It is possible to drive through the entire subcontinent and reach West over bridges.

## Access

Access is free to visitors. One can come from West along the roads or from East by sailing and abandoning the boat along the coastline. There are no docks and no places to moor or rezz a boat. Roads form a highly complex network which allows all visitors to reach basically any parcel. Just don't drive a limousine on them.

There is a railway which comes from West and splits in two lines. A few stations exist along the way.

A narrow coastal waterway exists along the South shore, enabling sailors to travel from the West continents (Sansara or Jeogeot) to the East (Satori). For airplanes, the best option is to fly along the South coastal mountain range. This way, one would not interact with any parcel of inhabited land.

The SLGI 3A project through Amazing Adventure Awaits has one rezz-on-demand shuttle for Bellisseria Forest. It is a long journey that takes one from the Southern coast to the North, through roads, waterways, railways and off-road parts. If you plan to get a premium home in the forest, this trip will give you a good idea of what to expect.

## See Also

* List Of Subcontinents
* Second Life Geography
* Bellisseria
* Cloned Geography