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| name = Quatrines Islands | | name = Quatrines Islands | ||
| native_name = {{ubl||'' | | native_name = {{ubl||''Sidras-eilynjen'' {{small|([[Catrinish language|Catrinish]])}} | ||
|''Paapuurit saaret'' {{small|({{wp|Finnish language|Velskish}})}} | |''Paapuurit saaret'' {{small|({{wp|Finnish language|Velskish}})}} | ||
|''Babordøyane'' {{small|({{wp|Norwegian language|Veranish}})}} | |''Babordøyane'' {{small|({{wp|Norwegian language|Veranish}})}} | ||
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The '''Quatrines Islands''' ([[Catrinish language|Catrinish]]: '' | The '''Quatrines Islands''' ([[Catrinish language|Catrinish]]: ''Sidras-eilynjen'', {{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 [[Cuthland-Waldrich|Cutho-Waldish]] 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 [[Setentrian Empire|Setentrian]] {{wp|geographer}} [[Agathinus of Thyria]] in 235 BC, who named them ''Insulae Quatrinae'' after the four major islands he saw. | 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 16:49, 23 March 2020
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: Sidras-eilynjen, Velskish: Paapuurit saaret, Veranish: Babordøyane) are an archipelago in the Hallanic Channel, located 20 kilometres north of the Cutho-Waldish 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.