Arbtorff Platagan (Are-b-tor-f Plot-a-gon)

The Arbtorff Platagan (Tall-Stone Land in Common), conmanly just referred to as 'The Mountains', is the spinal mountain range of the mainland of Anglence. The range stretches from the [Arablat Mountain] in the north east to the far west.

Geography

The range stretches from north west of Alosa, down towards the Great Desert, and back north to [Arablat mountain]. Although most of the range is only one mountain thick, it widens as it approaches [Arablat Mountain]. Along it's length, there are 2 natural passes. One of the passes connects Alosa and [port city], and the other goes from [capital] to the Great Desert. Although some of the mountains in the range are volcanic in origin, the majority came about due to tectonic activity. Because of this, much of the range is steep in the center making it very hard to cross in most places. The volcanic mountains are more concentrated near [Arablat Mountain] so much on the inter-mountain terrain is flatter, with a plateau at the head of [River]. There are also 3 volcanic mountains roughly in the line between Valben Dur and [Northern Islands] witch is what created the pass there.

Climate

The lower sections of the range generally have the same climate as the land around them. As you move further up in the range the climate gets colder, especially in the north east, where even the lower areas reach sub freezing temperatures in late fall. While the mountains do get warmer over summer, most of the high peaks stay snowy year round, and the lower ones are still often approach freezing overnight. The natural passes are somewhat different from the rest of the range, neither pass regularly experiences near freezing temperatures from spring through fall, and rarely goes below freezing in the winter. However, both passes act as funnels for wind, so windchill can have significant effects, bringing perceived temperatures to near freezing, even in early and late summer.

Alternative Name(s)

The Mountains

Type

Mountain Range