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[Jakeo]

Great spot on the map generator!

I've been playing with the inputs, and I think that 175Ma is a better fit for generating the map.

What I did notice while staring at the picture for too long is that the land that eventually becomes italy (its just off the coast in the middle of the card, just left of the card). Is that its just not there on the card.

Not sure what it means, I just thought it was odd.

[Hobbess]

Any chance the areas could have been connected through some sort of celestial happening, such as being on the path of a comet or an eclipse.

[Stratman]

The new Pangaea map is excellent, but obviously there is still some ambiguity as to just where the stars are/end up.
With the top star possibly Svalbard and the bottom right star possibly NE India - the Himalayas...
Could there be a connection in the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials? Northern Lights/The Subtle Knife/The Amber Spyglass.
Svalbard and the Himalayas both have connections in there. I am only halfway through the second book.
Can anyone who has read them all recall if there is a connection in the north west corner of Africa or the north west corner of South America?
Tried Cittagazze just in case...nope!
For anyone unfamiliar it appears to be quite a cult trilogy with a New Line Cinema film in production. (I had not heard of it until a couple of weeks ago when a work colleague gave me a copy and recommended it).

[echidna]

Sorry Stratman, I've read them all and, as far as I remember, there's no mention of Africa or South America. Most of the third book is set in the Land of the Dead and the land of the Mulefa so not even on Earth I'm afraid (ours or Lyra's).

[kirschner19]

My first post here, so trout away if necessary.

As far as just searching through wikipedia, I found this page somewhat relevant..

[kirschner19]

As a quick follow-up

[ramsfan]

not that i'm afriad, though worth a guess I confess

[Mathematician]

Following on from kirschner19's update just above. I tried zion and can confirm that is not the answer - really like the idea that this card might relate to, in my opinion, one of the greatest film triologies ever made.

I did have a random tangential thought that the card might in some way relate to the Indiana Jones films (not sure if there are four of these). Think they were all searching for the Holy Grail - but I really have no knowledge of these films and so am guessing somewhat blind, but if each film was theoretically set in a location near one of the four stars I might be on to something.

Alternatively here are two nice tangents for me to wander down for a while. They will, I am sure, end up have nothing to do with helping to solve the card!

[mobius]

There were only threes Indy films. The last one was looking for the holy grail. The first one was searching for the Ark of the Covenant and the second film was about some fictional (I think) mystical stones.

[Stratman]

Tried...
Raiders of the Lost Ark
...a week or two back when I suggested the locations might be film locations.
Nope!
Anyway it seems the South American jungle locations were filmed in Tunisia.
Could be another card that will be solved with an inspired guess!

[opsis]

Having tried 'predestiny' and failed I moved on to Greek mythology. (OK, I know mysticism and myth are not the same but some degree of despair began to creep in!) I can confirm that Lethe, Oceanus and Styx are incorrect. So, 24 hours in the cold and I'll try some different ideas.

[grendelrob]

opsis,

I don't think it is that far of a stretch. To the Greeks, it wasn't myth it was religion and thus could be considered mystical.

I've been combing through the old Bulfinche's to see if there is any story that might relate.

Rob

[manleym]

On Pangaea!!!!

[ramsfan]

so I guess the answer's a tree on barnes common. had to get that in as I live with a marc bolan nut.

[trevor_jarvis]

just tried