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The Arbiter Islands are the northernmost known islands in the world and are believed to have formed as a result of by two volcanoes. The two islands are known as Polar Island and Heaven Island. Both islands are claimed and administered by [[Layfet]]. Polar Islands hosts [[Arbiter Station]] while Heaven Island hosts the Heaven Island Polar Airport.   
The Arbiter Islands are the northernmost known islands in the world and are believed to have formed as a result of by two volcanoes. The two islands are known as Great North Island and Whitescape Island. Both islands are claimed and administered by [[The Vanna]] as an unorganized and unincorporated territory under the Department of Science. Great North Island hosts [[Arbiter Station]] while Whitescape Island hosts the air traffic control center for Whitescape Ice Runway.   


==History==
==History==
The islands that would one day host the station was discovered by the Layfetian explorer Leonardo García in 1934. From 1936 until 1974, the islands were intermittently inhabited, with structures being built and used for further exploration of the far north. In the 1970s, the Layfetian Government approved a permanent research station on Polar Island which now hosts the Arbiter Station research base. The station was completed with the help of [[Halsuntria]]'s Government in 1981. Halsuntrian scientists used the base alongside the Layfetians until 2000, when they left to focus more on the Anterarctic. In 1983, Layfet opened up further foreign participation with the creation of the The Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Arbiter Islands. The station on the islands is currently the most expensive single Layfetian endeavor outside of its borders.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
García named the two islands Polar and Heaven due to their relation to the north pole. Heaven being above the world and Polar due to where they were were. The name Arbiter comes from the English word "arbiter" meaning "a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter." The islands were named this by García and his men after failing to come up with a name before they left. Urban legends say that García's right-hand man Christopher Legions yelled out "We need an arbiter!" and the word stuck.


==Geography and Climate==
==Geography and Climate==
Because of the persistent presence of the northern ice sheet, only a small portion of the island is free of ice and snow. There is now way to travel to the islands by boat. The planet's northernmost dormant volcanos, Climate Hill and Stairway are situated on the islands.
Because of the persistent presence of the northern ice sheet, only a small portion of the island is free of ice and snow. There is now way to travel to the islands by boat. The planet's northernmost dormant volcanos, Climate Hill and Stairway are situated on the islands.


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{{Weather box
|location = Arbiter Station, extremes 1981–present
|location = Arbiter Station 1982-present
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|single line = Yes
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|May record high C= 3
|Jun maximum humidex= 18.1
|Jun record high C= 10
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|Sep record high C= 7
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|Jan high C = -29
|Feb record high C = 1.1
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|Apr high C = -22
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|May high C = -9
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|Jul high C = 2
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|Nov high C = -25
|Dec record high C = 3.2
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|Apr low C = -26
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|May low C = -12
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|Jun low C = -2
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|Aug low C = -1
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|Sep low C = -2
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|Oct low C = -11
|Nov mean C= -26.0
|Nov low C = -30
|Dec mean C= -29.4
|Dec low C = -31
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|year low C =  
|Jan low C = -35.8
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|Feb low C = -37.0
|Feb record low C= -50
|Mar low C = -36.3
|Mar record low C= -50
|Apr low C = -28.1
|Apr record low C= -41
|May low C = -14.5
|May record low C= -24
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|Jul low C = 0.7
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|Aug record low C= -12
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|Sep record low C= -31
|Oct low C = -22.4
|Oct record low C= -21
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|Nov record low C= -41
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|Mar record low C = -49.4
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|Jul humidity= 85.1
|Aug humidity= 86.1
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|Nov rain days = 0.0
|Dec rain days = 0.0
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|Dec percentsun = 0.0
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|source 1 = Arbiter Station Temperature Log
|source 1 = Arbiter Station Temperature Log
|source 2 = National Climate Orbiter
|}}
|}}


==Politics==
==Politics==
The Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Arbiter Islands, which governs foreign use of Arbiter Station and the Arbiter Islands provides that tourism and military equipment are strictly prohibited on the islands and that the islands are only used for scientific and exploratory purposes of the far north. The treaty also states that Layfet gives up any economic exclusive zone associated with the islands. Domestically, while administered under the Climate Research Board, the islands are not classified as being a part of any state or district. Thus the islands are in fact, Layfet's only unorganized, unincorporated territory.  
The Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Arbiter Islands, which governs foreign use of Arbiter Station and the Arbiter Islands provides that tourism and military equipment are strictly prohibited on the islands and that the islands are only used for scientific and exploratory purposes of the far north. The treaty also states that the Vanna gives up any economic exclusive zone associated with the islands. Domestically, while administered under the Climate Research Board, the islands are not classified as being a part of any state or district. Thus the islands are in fact, the Vanna's only unorganized, unincorporated territory.
 
==AIIPAV and AICT==
[[File:Global Seed Vault (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to the vault on the side of Stairway Hill on Whitescape Island]]
 
Located on Whitescape Island near the air traffic control center on Stairway Hill is the Arbiter Islands International Plant and Agricultural Vault also known as AIIPAV. It is designed to provide a safety net against accidental loss of diversity in traditional genebanks as well as protect various crop and planet species from extinction from the effects of global climate change. It was commissioned by Executive Minister Nathan Chamberlain in 2017. The vault's construction was completed in 2021 and was turned over to the Aribter Island Crop Trust, a joint agency run by the Department of Science and Department of Defense to administer and maintain the vault and its contents.
 
The vault has a total capacity of 8.2 million seed samples and is berried deep into the interior of Whitescape Island's rocky mountainside. The storage rooms are kept at −18 °C (−0.4 °F). The low temperature and limited access to oxygen will ensure low metabolic activity and delay seed aging. The permafrost surrounding the facility will help maintain the low temperature of the seeds if the electricity supply fails. There are plans to eventually expand the facility to include a lab for cloning seeds. AIIPAV has made it a policy to not collect contaminated samples.
 
In 2022, the Vanna amended its military ban on the Arbiter Island to include an exception for defense of the vault. All contents donated to the AICT for storage become property of the Vannese government.
 
==Eternal Links==
==Eternal Links==
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 14 May 2023

Arbiter Islands
Nickname: "The Roof of the World"
Geography
LocationNear the North Pole
Total islandstwo
Highest pointClimate Hill
Administration
Administered under the Climate Research Board, Department of Science
and the
Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Arbiter Islands
Demographics
Population~500 during the summer

The Arbiter Islands are the northernmost known islands in the world and are believed to have formed as a result of by two volcanoes. The two islands are known as Great North Island and Whitescape Island. Both islands are claimed and administered by The Vanna as an unorganized and unincorporated territory under the Department of Science. Great North Island hosts Arbiter Station while Whitescape Island hosts the air traffic control center for Whitescape Ice Runway.

History

Etymology

Geography and Climate

Because of the persistent presence of the northern ice sheet, only a small portion of the island is free of ice and snow. There is now way to travel to the islands by boat. The planet's northernmost dormant volcanos, Climate Hill and Stairway are situated on the islands.

Climate data for Arbiter Station 1982-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −13
(9) 		−14
(7) 		−11
(12) 		−6
(21) 		3
(37) 		10
(50) 		13
(55) 		12
(54) 		7
(45) 		9
(48) 		0.6
(33.1) 		0.7
(33.3) 		13
(55)
Average high °C (°F) −29
(−20) 		−31
(−24) 		−30
(−22) 		−22
(−8) 		−9
(16) 		0
(32) 		2
(36) 		1
(34) 		0
(32) 		−8
(18) 		−25
(−13) 		−26
(−15) 		−15
(6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −31
(−24) 		−32
(−26) 		−31
(−24) 		−23
(−9) 		−11
(12) 		−1
(30) 		1
(34) 		0
(32) 		−1
(30) 		−10
(14) 		−27
(−17) 		−28
(−18) 		−16
(3)
Average low °C (°F) −33
(−27) 		−35
(−31) 		−34
(−29) 		−26
(−15) 		−12
(10) 		−2
(28) 		0
(32) 		−1
(30) 		−2
(28) 		−11
(12) 		−30
(−22) 		−31
(−24) 		−18
(−1)
Record low °C (°F) −47
(−53) 		−50
(−58) 		−50
(−58) 		−41
(−42) 		−24
(−11) 		−12
(10) 		−2
(28) 		−12
(10) 		−31
(−24) 		−21
(−6) 		−41
(−42) 		−47
(−53) 		−50
(−58)
Average relative humidity (%) 83.5 83.0 83.0 85.0 87.5 90.0 90.0 89.5 88.0 84.5 83.0 83.0 85.8
Source: Arbiter Station Temperature Log

Politics

The Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Arbiter Islands, which governs foreign use of Arbiter Station and the Arbiter Islands provides that tourism and military equipment are strictly prohibited on the islands and that the islands are only used for scientific and exploratory purposes of the far north. The treaty also states that the Vanna gives up any economic exclusive zone associated with the islands. Domestically, while administered under the Climate Research Board, the islands are not classified as being a part of any state or district. Thus the islands are in fact, the Vanna's only unorganized, unincorporated territory.

AIIPAV and AICT

Entrance to the vault on the side of Stairway Hill on Whitescape Island

Located on Whitescape Island near the air traffic control center on Stairway Hill is the Arbiter Islands International Plant and Agricultural Vault also known as AIIPAV. It is designed to provide a safety net against accidental loss of diversity in traditional genebanks as well as protect various crop and planet species from extinction from the effects of global climate change. It was commissioned by Executive Minister Nathan Chamberlain in 2017. The vault's construction was completed in 2021 and was turned over to the Aribter Island Crop Trust, a joint agency run by the Department of Science and Department of Defense to administer and maintain the vault and its contents.

The vault has a total capacity of 8.2 million seed samples and is berried deep into the interior of Whitescape Island's rocky mountainside. The storage rooms are kept at −18 °C (−0.4 °F). The low temperature and limited access to oxygen will ensure low metabolic activity and delay seed aging. The permafrost surrounding the facility will help maintain the low temperature of the seeds if the electricity supply fails. There are plans to eventually expand the facility to include a lab for cloning seeds. AIIPAV has made it a policy to not collect contaminated samples.

In 2022, the Vanna amended its military ban on the Arbiter Island to include an exception for defense of the vault. All contents donated to the AICT for storage become property of the Vannese government.

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