The Great Sea
The Great Sea, known as Bahr al-Kibar in Zakhara, was one of the larger seas of Toril, lying between the continents of Faerûn and Zakhara.
Geography
The sea stretched from the southern coastline of the Chultan Peninsula in Faerûn to the northern coastline of Zakhara and narrowing far to the east where Faerûn and Zakhara joined. It was roughly triangular in shape, nearly 2,000 mi long along the northern shore and almost as much wide in the west. It joined the Trackless Sea in the west south of the Chultan Peninsula, but it was unclear where to define a border.
In the far east, the Golden Water in the Shining Lands of southeast Faerûn was considered an arm of the Great Sea. South of it, the sea lashed against the dry rugged shore of the Utter East, leaving in its wake whirlpools and maelstroms.
The "mouth" that linked the Golden Water with the Great Sea was called the Sunstrait.
Climate
The Great Sea was heated by strong warming ocean currents. These kept it noticeably warm south of Halruaa and in the eastern end, but here the sea cooled the land of Ulgarth and breezes off the sea provided cooler nights in Dambrath.
Deadly winter storms hurtled north into Faerûn, such as into the Shining Lands and Dambrath. Such storms were caused when warm humid air from over the ocean was blown onto the land and up the sides of the coastal mountain ranges, leading to frequent, furious thunderstorms.
Fauna & Flora
Dolphins were found in the Great Sea. When a major storm came north, they sought shelter in the Bay of Dancing Dolphins in Dambrath.
Beneath the waves dwelled sea elves of a distinct ethnic type, having deep-green skin coloration and irregular brown patches and stripes
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