While some nations can only boast one city, others have a main capital with other minor cities. The Land of Lost Souls a limbo near the Valley Dor. It contains, among other things, skeel, sorapus and sompus trees. The last great remnant of the mighty oceans that covered the surface of Barsoom. Name used when speaking of the arctic region beyond the barrier of ice cliffs in the north polar area. Deep within its bowels is the Chamber of Mystery or Irax and the Chamber of Reptiles or Silrax. The mountains circling the Valley Dor and Korus. Shador is an island prison in the middle of this sea.Īn island in the Toonolian marshes. The cliffs are honeycombed with caves that stretch deep into the mountains.Īn underground ocean of Barsoom. The perpendicular face of the cliffs is shot with veins and patches of solid gold as well as outcroppings of precious gems. They are 5,000 foot high promontories that form the inner border of the Otz Mountains, which ring the south pole. The Golden Cliffs that surround the Valley Dor. Often referred to as the Lost Sea of Korus. One of the lost seas of Barsoom, now a dry ocean bottom. The great river of pilgrimage also known as the River of Death or Goris and the River of Mystery or Eis. In its center is the gloomy castle of Ghasta. Hemmed in by mighty cliffs, this remnant of ancient Barsoom is a haven of trees, flowers, birds and insects of a prehistoric world. A former riverbed, it serves as a charnel-house for the Okarians and a lair for apts.Ī tropical and fertile valley near Tjanath formed by the river Syl.
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A series of twenty-seven connecting caverns which form the only passage beneath the ice barrier connecting the outside world to the arctic land of Okar. Valley of the First Born, where Kamtol is located. Outside of the valley are snow and ice field inhabited by fierce creatures, which are hunted for their furs. Escapees and lost pilgrims have formed ragtag settlements called the Villages of Lost Souls. The First Born call the area the Holy Land or Turtoom. A series of fertile valleys, low hills and small streams.Ī tropical and fertile valley at the south pole. Known for its plentiful game, especially wild banths.Īn extensive range of hills near Duhor. Places and Natural FeaturesĪ treacherous network of narrow, steep canyons that snake across the plateau that separates Belphor and Sarakaas.
Its actual inhabitants call it Ladan and once believed themselves to be the sixth planet of the solar system. Before John Carter proved otherwise, the First Born were thought to live here. It is 5,000 miles away and revolves Barsoom every 7.5 hours. In poetry, referred to as the mad, passionate lover of Cluros. Also known as the nearer moon or the greater moon. The home world of John Carter and Ulysses Paxton (aka Vad Varo). It is 5,000 miles away and revolves Barsoom every 30.25 hours.Įarth. In poetry, referred to as the cold husband of Thuria. Also known as the further moon or the lesser moon. The word for eight, bar, is synonymous with magic or wonder.ĭeimos, a moon of Mars.
While there are some natural marshes left, the primary source of water comes from the canal system that relies on the seasonal melting of the polar ice caps to provide irrigation for precious strips of farmland. Endless acres of yellowish moss were once the beds of Barsoom’s five mighty oceans and numerous seas that vanished 500,000 years ago.
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