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The '''Quatrines Islands''' ([[Catrinish language|Catrinish]]: ''Iilene de sidra'', {{wp|Finnish language|Velskish}}: ''Paapuurit saaret'', {{wp|Norwegian language|Veranish}}: ''Babordøyane'') are an {{wp|archipelago}} in the [[Hallanic Channel]], located 20 kilometres north of the [[country]] coast of [[Cardia]]. An [[Quatrines#Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Velsken#Administrative subdivsions|county]] within [[Kolmalamaa]], itself a constituent land of the [[Republic of Velsken]]. The islands have a total area of about 176.3 square kilometres with a population of 147,281 inhabitants as of January 2019. | The '''Quatrines Islands''' ([[Catrinish language|Catrinish]]: ''Iilene de sidra'', {{wp|Finnish language|Velskish}}: ''Paapuurit saaret'', {{wp|Norwegian language|Veranish}}: ''Babordøyane'') are an {{wp|archipelago}} in the [[Hallanic Channel]], located 20 kilometres north of the [[country]] coast of [[Cardia]]. An [[Quatrines#Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Velsken#Administrative subdivsions|county]] within [[Kolmalamaa]], itself a constituent land of the [[Republic of Velsken]]. The islands have a total area of about 176.3 square kilometres with a population of 147,281 inhabitants as of January 2019. | ||
The first known reference to the archipelago was made by the [[ | The first known reference to the archipelago was made by the [[Setentrian Empire|Setentrian]] {{wp|geographer}} [[Agathinus of Thyria]] in 235 BC, who named them ''Insulae Quatrinae'' after the four major islands he saw. | ||
[[Category:Velsken]] | [[Category:Velsken]] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 31 December 2019
Quatrines Islands
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 Location of the Quatrines Islands | |
| Country | Velsken |
| Land | Kolmalamaa |
| Established | 1051 (traditional) 19 December 1943 (current) |
| Capital | Alesn |
| Government | |
| • County Governor | Saana Eerola (Disitruist People’s Union) |
| • County Mayor | Arild Vityr (Islander Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176.3 km2 (68.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 147,281 |
| • Density | 835.4/km2 (2,164/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Quatrine |
| Time zone | UTC (Hallanic Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (Hallanic Summer Standard Time) |
| Website | sidra |
The Quatrines Islands (Catrinish: Iilene de sidra, Velskish: Paapuurit saaret, Veranish: Babordøyane) are an archipelago in the Hallanic Channel, located 20 kilometres north of the country coast of Cardia. An autonomous county within Kolmalamaa, itself a constituent land of the Republic of Velsken. The islands have a total area of about 176.3 square kilometres with a population of 147,281 inhabitants as of January 2019.
The first known reference to the archipelago was made by the Setentrian geographer Agathinus of Thyria in 235 BC, who named them Insulae Quatrinae after the four major islands he saw.