Bodies of Water

Canals of Bila Haruma: Man-made canal from Lake Ushindi to Lake Ngao.

Cartius River ~ An important subequatorial waterway it is actually three rivers, Cartius Proper, Subequatorial Cartius, and Thassa Cartius. The Thassa (or Northern) Cartius is located far south of Ar and feeds into the Vosk. It was formerly the southern border of the Empire of Ar. It flows west by northwest, enters the rain forests and empties into Lake Ushindi. The Cartius Proper is as wide as the Vosk, and is surrounded by rain forests for much of its length. The Subequatorial Cartius flows southeast splitting into the Upper and Lower Fayeen Rivers.

Falls of Bila Haruma: 100 pasangs east of Lake Ngao, the Ua river is blocked by this waterfall.

Fayeen River (lower) ~ This is a tributary of the Cartius, located west of Tor.

Fayeen Rivers (upper) ~ This is a tributary of the Cartius north of Tor, which branches from the Sub Equatorial Cartius just above Kasra.

Kamba River ~ Kamba is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "rope." A wide leisurely river that flows directly into Thassa west of Lake Ngao and Ushindi in the jungles near Schendi.

Ngao (lake) ~ Ngao is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "shield." Larger than Lake Ushindi, which is 400 pasangs to the east, it is 2nd of the great equatorial lakes, a vast, deep, long, oval lake, shaped like a tribal shield. Its eastern extremity flows into a vast river (as large as the Vosk River) called the Ua River.

Nyoka River ~ Nyoka is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "serpent." A wide leisurely river that flows into Schendi harbor and then enters Thassa west of Lakes Nagao and Ushindi.

Shaba ~ This lake was unknown until discovered in "Explorers of Gor". A large lake and the source of the Ua, it is named after the geographer who discovered it. There are the ruins of an ancient civilization on its shore.

Sub Equatorial Cartius River ~ The river flows southeast splitting into the Upper and Lower Fayeen Rivers on the south west of Gor.

Ua River: Ua is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "flower." An extremely large river (as wide as the Vosk) in the Equatorial Rain Forests, it connects Lake Ngao and Lake Shaba with Lake Shaba as it's source. It is a major river, at least as big as the Vosk. There are many cataracts on the Ua which make it very difficult to cross.

Ushindi (lake) ~ Ushindi is an inland word, not Gorean, and means "victory." A large equatorial lake, located in the jungles near Schendi, it is drained by the Kamba and Nyoka Rivers. Six Village Ubarates occupy the southern shore of Ushindi; and floodlands, marshes and bogs lie west of the lake. The inland village of Nyuki is located on its northern shore.

Stream of Torvald ~ A current which moves eastward to the coast and then north. It is like a broad river in the sea, pasangs wide. The temperature is warmer than the surrounding water and helps warm Torvaldsland. The people couldn't live without this stream.

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