Sea of Fondue

The name Sea of Fondue comes from the colour the sea can have on certain evenings when the sun is about to set, and the sunshine reflects on the water giving it a golden shine.
There were two primary sources from when the name was first used, but scholars have been arguing about which sources are the oldest and, therefore, the term's origin. These sources are relatively similar in their content but differ primarily in the language they are written in, as one mentions events that scholars know took place some centuries before the source was written. The other source says events in the same timeline but mentions other circumstances than the first source, so scholars are arguing about what came first and looking for other documents confirming which events took place before the other.

Geography

The sea of Fondue is a relatively shallow sea. It is known for its reefs and corals and larger ships that travel the sea often hire locals to help them traverse the labyrinth of channels between the reefs.
The deepest point in the sea that has been measured so far is only 16 meters deep and is believed by the locals to have been the ancient nesting ground for a sea dragon while scholars think its an old sinkhole were the sides have, over the years, been worn down so it only forms a shallow depression in the seabed.

Photograph of the Belize Barrier Reef from the International Space Station by Jeff Williams (NASA)

Climate

The area's climate is tropical, varying from tropical rainforests to tropical savanna in others.

Fauna & Flora

The coast vegetation along the sea is mostly subtropical to tropical, and the sea itself is home to many forms of corals and life along these.
The animal life of the sea is very diverse, with many fish species calling the sea home all year, with some of the larger fish and predators coming from season to season, typically this is during the rainy season when the rain inland will wash nutrients out to sea which will create the foundation for an explosion of life that these predators can feed on.

Natural Resources

The people who live in and around the sea use the great amount of fish they can catch to bring food to the table but to gain coins for buying items they can't make themself, such as metal tools, they will catch pearls from the oysters that they farm on the seabed.

Type

Sea