Post by Galinda on Oct 8, 2006 18:47:11 GMT -5
The Land of Oz
Oz is roughly rectangular in shape, and divided along the diagonals
into four countries: Munchkin Country in the East, Winkie Country in
the West, Gillikin Country in the North, and Quadling Country in the
South. In the center of Oz, where the diagonals cross, is the fabled
Emerald City , capital of the land of Oz and seat to the monarch of Oz,
Princess Ozma . Unfortunately, numerous pockets throughout the land of
Oz are cut off from the mainland, for geographic or cultural reasons,
and have never heard of Ozma, making it impossible for them to
acknowledge her as their rightful queen. It is necessary therefore to
send occasional delegations to these remote places in order to
enlighten their inhabitants.
Oz is completely surrounded on all four sides by a Deadly Desert ,
which insulates the citizens of Oz from discovery and invasion. The
desert has nonetheless been breached numerous times, both by children
from our world (mostly harmless), and by more sinister characters, such
as the Wizard of Oz and the Nome King , who occasionally gets the urge
to conquer Oz. It was therefore necessary for Glinda to create a
Barrier of invisibility around the Land of Oz, for further protection;
however this barrier has merely slowed, not stopped, the flow of
visitors to Oz.
Perceptive cartographers will notice that on some maps of Oz, the west
is drawn on the right-hand side of the map, and the east is drawn on
the left-hand side, though north is still at the top and south at the
bottom of the map. The compass rose on these maps is adjusted
accordingly. There are some that hold that this is the result of an
error on behalf of an early Oz cartographer, who copied the map from a
glass slide, without noticing he was holding the slide backwards.
However, the true reason for this feature of Oz maps is that it simply
reflects the nature of Oz at the time (perhaps as a result of Glinda's
spell, which has the effect of confusing most standard compasses).
Oz and Surrounding Countries
Oz is the largest country on the continent of Nonestica , which also
includes the countries of Ev ,Ix ,Mo and Phunniland .Nonestica is an
island in the Nonestic Ocean . Researchers attempting to locate the
land of Oz have deduced that Nonestica must be somewhere in the Pacific
, however, due to the aformentioned barrier of invisibility, this is
impossible to confirm.
Oz is roughly rectangular in shape, and divided along the diagonals
into four countries: Munchkin Country in the East, Winkie Country in
the West, Gillikin Country in the North, and Quadling Country in the
South. In the center of Oz, where the diagonals cross, is the fabled
Emerald City , capital of the land of Oz and seat to the monarch of Oz,
Princess Ozma . Unfortunately, numerous pockets throughout the land of
Oz are cut off from the mainland, for geographic or cultural reasons,
and have never heard of Ozma, making it impossible for them to
acknowledge her as their rightful queen. It is necessary therefore to
send occasional delegations to these remote places in order to
enlighten their inhabitants.
Oz is completely surrounded on all four sides by a Deadly Desert ,
which insulates the citizens of Oz from discovery and invasion. The
desert has nonetheless been breached numerous times, both by children
from our world (mostly harmless), and by more sinister characters, such
as the Wizard of Oz and the Nome King , who occasionally gets the urge
to conquer Oz. It was therefore necessary for Glinda to create a
Barrier of invisibility around the Land of Oz, for further protection;
however this barrier has merely slowed, not stopped, the flow of
visitors to Oz.
Perceptive cartographers will notice that on some maps of Oz, the west
is drawn on the right-hand side of the map, and the east is drawn on
the left-hand side, though north is still at the top and south at the
bottom of the map. The compass rose on these maps is adjusted
accordingly. There are some that hold that this is the result of an
error on behalf of an early Oz cartographer, who copied the map from a
glass slide, without noticing he was holding the slide backwards.
However, the true reason for this feature of Oz maps is that it simply
reflects the nature of Oz at the time (perhaps as a result of Glinda's
spell, which has the effect of confusing most standard compasses).
Oz and Surrounding Countries
Oz is the largest country on the continent of Nonestica , which also
includes the countries of Ev ,Ix ,Mo and Phunniland .Nonestica is an
island in the Nonestic Ocean . Researchers attempting to locate the
land of Oz have deduced that Nonestica must be somewhere in the Pacific
, however, due to the aformentioned barrier of invisibility, this is
impossible to confirm.