Ziqithi

Geography

The islands that make up Ziqithi are numerous with some estimates saying there being over 6 thousand. the largest island of Enkulu is about 105,000 square kilometers (40,541 sq mi). Enkulu has the Iqhwa mountain range to the northeast with the rest of the northern part of the island being plains between the Iqhwa mountains and the sea. The southern part of Enkulu is dominated by lakes and caldera from extinct volcanoes except for Ukutshaya which is the tallest mountain in Ziqithi and is a still active volcano under which Ziqithi largest city and capital Kwibhotwe rests.
The second largest is Bahlali which is the most populated as well as having the most diverse environment from mountains to plateaus and waterfalls all covered in rainforest or swamp.
There are no land outside the Archipelago, at least as far as the citizens of Ziqithi are aware of, and outside the farthest islands is the Elwandle an ocean spreading to the horizon in every direction

Fauna & Flora

the Ziqithi islands are tropical in climate with all except Enkulu and the islands nearest it being covered in rainforests with each island being home to diverse species of plants and animals. It would take days to try and describe them all but there is one animal of significance, the Inyoka a massive creature living in the Elwandle that attacks any ship that leaves the archipelago with some horrific stories of seeing the monster in the seas between islands though none of those stories were ever verified.

Natural Resources

while Bahlali and most of the islands have an abundance of resources like timber and livestock, Enkulu seems to be the only island that contains metal; mostly nickel, cobalt, copper, and silver, Enkulu also has salt around the island and a single deposit of gold within Ukutshaya

Alternative Name(s)

the Isles of Kumkani

Type

Archipelago

Location under

Ziqithi

Included Locations

• Umthi Ongcwele
• Ziqithi