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Tortuga Prime has a single major continent named Torment, which stretches from pole to pole across the surface of the planet. The surface of the planet is dominated by the Cook Sea, a single large ocean that covers forty percent of the surface of Tortuga Prime; dotted around the Cook Sea are various chains and clusters of small islands. Running up the center of Torment is a single long mountain range named Caparazón de Tortuga.<ref name="HTP:TPp3">''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga Prime'', p. 3, "Tortuga Prime"</ref>
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Tortuga Prime has a single major continent named Torment, which stretches from pole to pole across the surface of the planet. The surface of the planet is dominated by the Cook Sea, a single large ocean that covers forty percent of the surface of Tortuga Prime; dotted around the Cook Sea are various chains and clusters of small islands. Running up the center of Torment is a single long mountain range named Caparazón de Tortuga. The northernmost region of Torment contains an area referred to as "Raider's Redoubt", whilst an area in the southwestern region of Torment is referred to as "Llanuras de la Muerte".<ref name="HTP:TPp3">''Historical Turning Points: Tortuga Prime'', p. 3, "Tortuga Prime"</ref>
  
 
== Planetary Locations ==
 
== Planetary Locations ==

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Tortuga Prime
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Tortuga Prime nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates664.72 : -233.49[e]
Spectral classG2IV[1][2][3]
Recharge time183 hours[2][3]
Recharge station(s)None[1][2][3]

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

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Political Affiliation

Geography

Tortuga Prime has a single major continent named Torment, which stretches from pole to pole across the surface of the planet. The surface of the planet is dominated by the Cook Sea, a single large ocean that covers forty percent of the surface of Tortuga Prime; dotted around the Cook Sea are various chains and clusters of small islands. Running up the center of Torment is a single long mountain range named Caparazón de Tortuga. The northernmost region of Torment contains an area referred to as "Raider's Redoubt", whilst an area in the southwestern region of Torment is referred to as "Llanuras de la Muerte".[24]

Planetary Locations

  • Acampamos: site of interest located between Dům Hrůzy and Montagne des Damnes, and connected to both cities via a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Bonheur: most northerly of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Camp Coprolite: a site of interest located in the northwestern regions of Torment, close to the Bauxite Creek river.[24]
  • Coopervelt: site of interest located between Dům Hrůzy and Endoline, and connected to both cities via a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Dům Hrůzy: one of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; located on the eastern approaches of the Caparazón de Tortuga mountain range and linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Dutchmans HM-49: site of interest - possibly a mining complex - on the western aspect of Torment, close to the Cook Sea and the Traitor's Blood River.[24]
  • Endoline: most southerly of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Fletcher: site of interest in northern Torment, close to the northern end of the Caparazón de Tortuga mountain range.[24]
  • Fort Cook: a site of interest located on the eastern coast of Torment, southeast of Raider's Roost and southwest of Kidd's Strike.[24]
  • Kidd's Strike: a site of interest, located due east of Raider's Roost.[24]
  • Miccosukee: one of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; located on the western approaches of the Caparazón de Tortuga mountain range linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Mine JL-47: major mining site; linked to the seven cities on Torment by monorail from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Millar's Mistake: site of interest located on an island east of Fort Cook; the only identified site of interest on any of the minor islands on Tortuga Prime.[24]
  • Mine KE-129: major mining site; linked to the seven cities on Torment by monorail from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Montagne des Damnes: one of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; located on the eastern approaches of the Caparazón de Tortuga mountain range linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Raider's Roost: the planetary capital city; linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]
  • Varshoot: one of seven cities on Tortuga Prime; located on the western approaches of the Caparazón de Tortuga mountain range linked to the other six cities by a monorail system from the Jihad onwards.[24]

Industrial Centers

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
New Hati 18.7 Fletcher's Feast 34.5 New Port Royal 35.9 New Gascony 22.7
Morgan's Holdfast 55.7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 154, "Tortuga Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 239, "Planet Profile"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Objectives: Periphery, p. 35, "Tortuga Prime"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  9. ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 156, "Maps of the Periphery - [3025]"
  10. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  11. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  12. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  13. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112, "Taurian Concordat & Tortuga Dominions"
  14. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  15. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  16. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  17. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 22, "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  18. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  19. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  20. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  23. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  24. ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 Historical Turning Points: Tortuga Prime, p. 3, "Tortuga Prime"
  25. ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 35, "Vengeance Incorporated"

Bibliography

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