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Beornulf: Improve the references

2026-10-02T21:10:20Z

Improve the references

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	The world of Azeroth comprises three major continents with a number of islands scattered about them. The [[Great Sea]] is located between the three landmasses and has at its center the [[Maelstrom]]—a tumultuous storm of tidal fury and chaotic energies born of the destruction of the [[Well of Eternity]].<ref>[[wow:The_Sundering_of_the_World\|The Sundering of the World]]</ref>		The world of Azeroth comprises three major continents with a number of islands scattered about them. The [[Great Sea]] is located between the three landmasses and has at its center the [[Maelstrom]]—a tumultuous storm of tidal fury and chaotic energies born of the destruction of the [[Well of Eternity]].<ref>"[[wow:The_Sundering_of_the_World\|The Sundering of the World]]", {{wow}}</ref>

	Before the [[War of the Ancients]], all these continents and islands were one single landmass known as [[Kalimdor (landmass)\|Kalimdor]]. At the end of the war with the implosion of the Well causing the [[Great Sundering]], the landmass shattered into three continents, while the sunken land in between became the Great Sea.		Before the [[War of the Ancients]], all these continents and islands were one single landmass known as [[Kalimdor (landmass)\|Kalimdor]]. At the end of the war with the implosion of the Well causing the [[Great Sundering]], the landmass shattered into three continents, while the sunken land in between became the Great Sea.
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	Azeroth has two moons: the larger [[White Lady]] and the smaller [[Blue Child]].		Azeroth has two moons: the larger [[White Lady]] and the smaller [[Blue Child]].

	Meteors have crashed onto the surface previously, such as in [[Moonwhisper Coast]].<ref>[https://xian55.github.io/tortoise-db-viewer/?quest=42067 Heaven Falling Down]</ref>		Meteors have crashed onto the surface previously, such as in [[Moonwhisper Coast]].<ref>"[https://xian55.github.io/tortoise-db-viewer/?quest=42067 Heaven Falling Down]", Moonwhisper Coast</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

Beornulf: Add category

2026-09-18T19:38:03Z

Add category

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	==Endnotes==		==Endnotes==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]][[category:Azeroth]]

Beornulf: /* Great Sea */

2026-09-06T14:17:49Z

Great Sea

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	===Great Sea===		===Great Sea===
			*[[Broken Isles]]
			*[[Kezan]]
			**[[Mount Kajaro]]
			*The [[Maelstrom]]
			**[[The Rift]]
			*[[Pandaria]]
			*[[Plunder Isle]]
			*[[Zandalar]]
			**[[Mount Mugamba]]

	==Orbit==		==Orbit==

Beornulf: /* Geography */ Start of the Great Sea islands and horrors

2026-09-05T17:36:06Z

Geography: Start of the Great Sea islands and horrors

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	*[[Wintergrasp]]		*[[Wintergrasp]]
	*[[Zul'Drak]]		*[[Zul'Drak]]

			===Great Sea===

	==Orbit==		==Orbit==

Beornulf: /* Eastern Kingdoms */

2026-09-05T16:47:02Z

Eastern Kingdoms

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	*[[Arathi Highlands]]		*[[Arathi Highlands]]
	*[[Blackened Woods]] (formerly [[Quel'Thalas]])		*[[Blackened Woods]] (formerly [[Quel'Thalas]])
			**[[Elrendar River]]
			**[[Lake Elrendar]]
	**[[Sunwell Grove]]		**[[Sunwell Grove]]
	*[[Channel Islands]] (island channel in Baradin Bay)		*[[Channel Islands]] (island channel in Baradin Bay)

Beornulf: /* Kalimdor */

2026-09-04T20:26:35Z

Kalimdor

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 ;Northern Kalimdor
+*[[Ashenvale]]
 ;Central Kalimdor
+*The [[Barrens]]
 ;Southern Kalimdor
+*[[Feralas]]
 ===Northrend===

Beornulf: /* Eastern Kingdoms */ Subordinate locations

2026-09-04T18:53:09Z

Eastern Kingdoms: Subordinate locations

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	;Lordaeron		;Lordaeron
	*[[Alterac Mountains]]		*[[Alterac Mountains]]
	*[[Alterac Valley]]		**[[Alterac Valley]]
	*[[Arathi Highlands]]		*[[Arathi Highlands]]
	*[[Blackened Woods]] (formerly [[Quel'Thalas]])		*[[Blackened Woods]] (formerly [[Quel'Thalas]])
			**[[Sunwell Grove]]
			*[[Channel Islands]] (island channel in Baradin Bay)
			**[[Zul'Dare]]
	*[[Crestfall]] (island between Tol Barad and Kul Tiras)		*[[Crestfall]] (island between Tol Barad and Kul Tiras)
	*[[Gilneas]]		*[[Gilneas]]
	*[[Highlands]]		*[[Highlands]]
			**[[Northeron]]
	*[[Hillsbrad Foothills]]		*[[Hillsbrad Foothills]]
			**[[Darrowmere River]]
	*[[Hinterlands]]		*[[Hinterlands]]
			**[[Aerie Peaks]]
	*[[Kul Tiras]] (island off southwest coast)		*[[Kul Tiras]] (island off southwest coast)
			*[[Lordamere Lake]]
			**[[Cross Island]]
			**[[Fenris Isle]]
	*[[Plaguelands]] (formerly Eastweald)		*[[Plaguelands]] (formerly Eastweald)
			**[[Darrowmere Lake]]
			**[[Tyr's Bay]]
	*[[Silverpine Forest]]		*[[Silverpine Forest]]
	*[[Thalassian Lowlands]]		*[[Thalassian Lowlands]]
	*[[Tirisfal Glades]]		*[[Tirisfal Glades]]
	*[[Tol Barad]] (island in Baradin Bay)		*[[Tol Barad]] (island in Baradin Bay)
	*[[Zul'~~Dare~~]] ~~(island between Hillsbrad Foothills and Kul Tiras)~~		*[[Zul'Aman]]
			**[[Greenrush River]]
			**[[Lake Abasi]]

	;Khaz Modan		;Khaz Modan
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	*[[Blackrock Mountain]]		*[[Blackrock Mountain]]
	*[[Dun Morogh]]		*[[Dun Morogh]]
			**[[Khaz Modan]]
	*[[Loch Modan]]		*[[Loch Modan]]
	*[[Searing Gorge]]		*[[Searing Gorge]]

Beornulf: /* Northrend */ Missing article

2026-09-04T18:18:20Z

Northrend: Missing article

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	===Northrend===		===Northrend===
	North of Great Sea lies the frozen continent of [[Northrend]], the roof of the world.		North of the Great Sea lies the frozen continent of [[Northrend]], the roof of the world.
	*[[Borean Tundra]]		*[[Borean Tundra]]
	*[[Coldarra]]		*[[Coldarra]]

Beornulf: /* Northrend */

2026-09-04T18:17:55Z

Northrend

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 ===Northrend===
 North of Great Sea lies the frozen continent of [[Northrend]], the roof of the world.
 ==Orbit==

Beornulf: Design note about the name Azeroth

2026-09-04T17:07:57Z

Design note about the name Azeroth

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	File:WorldMap-turtle.jpg\|[[Turtle WoW]] as of [[Patch 1.18.1]]		File:WorldMap-turtle.jpg\|[[Turtle WoW]] as of [[Patch 1.18.1]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Design Notes==
			Blizzard clearly has a love for the name "Azeroth", moving from kingdom to subcontinent to planet. In order to make it logical within the setting, I assume that something happened like this:
			#Humans move south and name the general area Azeroth.
			#These humans form the Kingdom of Azeroth.
			#The kingdom's name spreads to encompass all of the southern lands due to being the major power.
			#The kingdom falls and is later reestablished as the Kingdom of Stormwind, named for the city that was first reconquered, but the name of the region stays the same.
			#The name spreads in time to cover more and more areas due to the political influence of the Alliance.
			#Other continents and worlds become known due to the Third War, creating a lexical gap.
			#The name becomes applied to the planet among speakers of Common, likely spreading from there.

			Prior to the revelation that demons are consuming countless worlds, names for the planet were likely fairly generic, such as simply "the world". This new designation for the planet is probably fairly common among Common speakers and now likely growing in usage in Dwarven, Gnomish, and Thalassian, at least within the populations a part of the Alliance. There is probably a plurality of speakers within the Ashen Covenant who uses the word due to shared languages between the two major factions. The Horde and the Guardians of Hyjal likely follow an entirely different naming scheme, but it is believable that some orcs might have inherited the word from working with humans at the end of the Third War.

	==Endnotes==		==Endnotes==
	<references />		<references />
	[[Category:World]]		[[Category:World]]