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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.
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==
==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.
==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Arbiter Station, extremes 1981–present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan maximum humidex= 0.0
|Feb maximum humidex= 0.0
|Mar maximum humidex= -2.4
|Apr maximum humidex= -1.1
|May maximum humidex= 6.6
|Jun maximum humidex= 18.1
|Jul maximum humidex= 19.4
|Aug maximum humidex= 23.8
|Sep maximum humidex= 8.4
|Oct maximum humidex= 3.9
|Nov maximum humidex= -1.1
|Dec maximum humidex= 1.4
|year maximum humidex= 23.8
|Jan record high C = 0.0
|Feb record high C = 1.1
|Mar record high C = -2.2
|Apr record high C = -0.2
|May record high C = 10.0
|Jun record high C = 18.8
|Jul record high C = 21.0
|Aug record high C = 19.5
|Sep record high C = 11.2
|Oct record high C = 5.3
|Nov record high C = 0.6
|Dec record high C = 3.2
|year record high C= 21.0
|Jan high C = -28.6
|Feb high C = -29.4
|Mar high C = -28.4
|Apr high C = -20.4
|May high C = -8.4
|Jun high C = 2.0
|Jul high C = 6.1
|Aug high C = 3.3
|Sep high C = -5.3
|Oct high C = -15.3
|Nov high C = -22.3
|Dec high C = -25.6
|year high C = -14.4
|Jan mean C= -32.2
|Feb mean C= -33.2
|Mar mean C= -32.4
|Apr mean C= -24.3
|May mean C= -11.5
|Jun mean C= -0.4
|Jul mean C= 3.4
|Aug mean C= 0.8
|Sep mean C= -8.4
|Oct mean C= -18.9
|Nov mean C= -26.0
|Dec mean C= -29.4
|year mean C= -17.7
|Jan low C = -35.8
|Feb low C = -37.0
|Mar low C = -36.3
|Apr low C = -28.1
|May low C = -14.5
|Jun low C = -2.7
|Jul low C = 0.7
|Aug low C = -1.8
|Sep low C = -11.5
|Oct low C = -22.4
|Nov low C = -29.6
|Dec low C = -33.1
|year low C = -21.0
|Jan record low C = -48.9
|Feb record low C = -50.0
|Mar record low C = -49.4
|Apr record low C = -45.6
|May record low C = -29.0
|Jun record low C = -14.3
|Jul record low C = -6.3
|Aug record low C = -15.0
|Sep record low C = -28.2
|Oct record low C = -39.4
|Nov record low C = -43.5
|Dec record low C = -46.1
|year record low C= -50.0
|Jan chill = -64.7
|Feb chill = -60.5
|Mar chill = -59.5
|Apr chill = -56.8
|May chill = -40.8
|Jun chill = -21.1
|Jul chill = -10.3
|Aug chill = -19.2
|Sep chill = -36.9
|Oct chill = -49.4
|Nov chill = -53.7
|Dec chill = -57.3
|year chill= -64.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 7.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 7.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 7.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 10.6
|May precipitation mm = 11.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 12.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 31.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 17.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 22.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 13.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 10.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 6.8
|year precipitation mm = 158.3
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.0
|Feb rain mm = 0.0
|Mar rain mm = 0.0
|Apr rain mm = 0.0
|May rain mm = 0.0
|Jun rain mm = 0.8
|Jul rain mm = 13.0
|Aug rain mm = 3.5
|Sep rain mm = 0.1
|Oct rain mm = 0.0
|Nov rain mm = 0.0
|Dec rain mm = 0.0
|year rain mm= 17.4
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 9.0
|Feb snow cm = 8.1
|Mar snow cm = 8.7
|Apr snow cm = 12.6
|May snow cm = 18.0
|Jun snow cm = 13.5
|Jul snow cm = 20.0
|Aug snow cm = 16.9
|Sep snow cm = 33.1
|Oct snow cm = 20.2
|Nov snow cm = 15.2
|Dec snow cm = 9.3
|year snow cm = 184.6
|Jan humidity= 66.8
|Feb humidity= 66.6
|Mar humidity= 66.9
|Apr humidity= 71.1
|May humidity= 81.5
|Jun humidity= 87.1
|Jul humidity= 85.1
|Aug humidity= 86.1
|Sep humidity= 84.6
|Oct humidity= 75.7
|Nov humidity= 70.3
|Dec humidity= 67.2
|year humidity= 75.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.0
|Feb precipitation days = 7.7
|Mar precipitation days = 7.3
|Apr precipitation days = 8.5
|May precipitation days = 7.5
|Jun precipitation days = 7.4
|Jul precipitation days = 10.9
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 10.1
|Oct precipitation days = 10.5
|Nov precipitation days = 8.7
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2
|year precipitation days = 106.1
|unit rain days = 0.2 mm
|Jan rain days = 0.0
|Feb rain days = 0.0
|Mar rain days = 0.0
|Apr rain days = 0.0
|May rain days = 0.1
|Jun rain days = 1.0
|Jul rain days = 6.9
|Aug rain days = 2.5
|Sep rain days = 0.2
|Oct rain days = 0.0
|Nov rain days = 0.0
|Dec rain days = 0.0
|year rain days= 10.6
|unit snow days = 0.2 cm
|Jan snow days = 9.1
|Feb snow days = 8.6
|Mar snow days = 8.3
|Apr snow days = 9.1
|May snow days = 9.4
|Jun snow days = 6.9
|Jul snow days = 6.3
|Aug snow days = 7.4
|Sep snow days = 11.3
|Oct snow days = 12.2
|Nov snow days = 9.7
|Dec snow days = 9.9
|year snow days= 108.0
|Jan sun = 0.0
|Feb sun = 0.0
|Mar sun = 110.4
|Apr sun = 323.6
|May sun = 428.6
|Jun sun = 333.0
|Jul sun = 321.6
|Aug sun = 269.1
|Sep sun = 111.4
|Oct sun = 3.9
|Nov sun = 0.0
|Dec sun = 0.0
|year sun = 1901.6
|Jan percentsun = 0.0
|Feb percentsun = 0.0
|Mar percentsun = 33.1
|Apr percentsun = 46.8
|May percentsun = 57.6
|Jun percentsun = 46.3
|Jul percentsun = 43.2
|Aug percentsun = 36.2
|Sep percentsun = 21.9
|Oct percentsun = 4.1
|Nov percentsun = 0.0
|Dec percentsun = 0.0
|year percentsun =36.1
|source 1 = Arbiter Station Temperature Log
|source 2 = National Climate Orbiter
|}}


==Politics==
==Politics==

Revision as of 19:25, 21 May 2021

Arbiter Islands
Nickname: "The Roof of the World"
Geography
LocationNear the North Pole
Total islandstwo
Highest pointClimate Hill
Administration
Administered under 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 Polar Island and Heaven Island. Both islands are claimed and administered by Layfet.

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

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

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

Climate data for Arbiter Station, extremes 1981–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high Humidex 0.0 0.0 −2.4 −1.1 6.6 18.1 19.4 23.8 8.4 3.9 −1.1 1.4 23.8
Record high °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		0.6
(33.1) 		3.2
(37.8) 		21.0
(69.8)
Average high °C (°F) −28.6
(−19.5) 		−29.4
(−20.9) 		−28.4
(−19.1) 		−20.4
(−4.7) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−15.3
(4.5) 		−22.3
(−8.1) 		−25.6
(−14.1) 		−14.4
(6.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −32.2
(−26.0) 		−33.2
(−27.8) 		−32.4
(−26.3) 		−24.3
(−11.7) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−18.9
(−2.0) 		−26.0
(−14.8) 		−29.4
(−20.9) 		−17.7
(0.1)
Average low °C (°F) −35.8
(−32.4) 		−37.0
(−34.6) 		−36.3
(−33.3) 		−28.1
(−18.6) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−22.4
(−8.3) 		−29.6
(−21.3) 		−33.1
(−27.6) 		−21.0
(−5.8)
Record low °C (°F) −48.9
(−56.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0) 		−49.4
(−56.9) 		−45.6
(−50.1) 		−29.0
(−20.2) 		−14.3
(6.3) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−28.2
(−18.8) 		−39.4
(−38.9) 		−43.5
(−46.3) 		−46.1
(−51.0) 		−50.0
(−58.0)
Record low wind chill −64.7 −60.5 −59.5 −56.8 −40.8 −21.1 −10.3 −19.2 −36.9 −49.4 −53.7 −57.3 −64.7
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.2
(0.28) 		7.0
(0.28) 		7.5
(0.30) 		10.6
(0.42) 		11.6
(0.46) 		12.0
(0.47) 		31.8
(1.25) 		17.9
(0.70) 		22.3
(0.88) 		13.4
(0.53) 		10.4
(0.41) 		6.8
(0.27) 		158.3
(6.23)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.8
(0.03) 		13.0
(0.51) 		3.5
(0.14) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		17.4
(0.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 9.0
(3.5) 		8.1
(3.2) 		8.7
(3.4) 		12.6
(5.0) 		18.0
(7.1) 		13.5
(5.3) 		20.0
(7.9) 		16.9
(6.7) 		33.1
(13.0) 		20.2
(8.0) 		15.2
(6.0) 		9.3
(3.7) 		184.6
(72.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 9.0 7.7 7.3 8.5 7.5 7.4 10.9 9.2 10.1 10.5 8.7 9.2 106.1
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 6.9 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9.1 8.6 8.3 9.1 9.4 6.9 6.3 7.4 11.3 12.2 9.7 9.9 108.0
Average relative humidity (%) 66.8 66.6 66.9 71.1 81.5 87.1 85.1 86.1 84.6 75.7 70.3 67.2 75.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 0.0 0.0 110.4 323.6 428.6 333.0 321.6 269.1 111.4 3.9 0.0 0.0 1,901.6
Percent possible sunshine 0.0 0.0 33.1 46.8 57.6 46.3 43.2 36.2 21.9 4.1 0.0 0.0 36.1
Source 1: Arbiter Station Temperature Log
Source 2: National Climate Orbiter

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.

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