Arrotala Sea
The Arrotala Sea is a large inland body of water in the heart of the vast Arrotal Rift Valley. 575 miles long and 185 miles across at its widest point, the Arrotala Sea has a surface are of more than 3,200 square miles, or slightly less than half the size of Lake Ontario. The sea itself is more than 1,500 feet lower than the surface of the ocean due to the size and scope of the rift valley where the sea is located. Its waters are at least 10 times as salty as the ocean, so salty that no aquatic life can be found within it, either animal, fish or plant.
The northern-most shore of the Arrotala Sea lies just under 500 miles south of the equator and the lands surrounding the sea there are vast expanses of hot arid deserts and rocky plains where almost no life can be found. The towering walls of the great Arrotal Rift Valley are much closer to the sea here, easily visible from the water's edge. As one moves further and further south, the walls of the great valley stretch further away until they are no longer visible from the sea.
The shores of the Arrotala are covered with beautiful (and often deadly) crystal sands of multicolored salts and alkaloids. These minerals and salts can be as white as snow or bright pink, yellow, orange and even green in color.
Geography
A large salt lake with no natural outlet due to its elevation of 1,500 feet below sea level. The Arrotala Sea lies at the heart of the vast Arrotal Rift Valley, itself a vast geographic feature covering an area of more than 1.36 million square miles, or more than twice the size of the State of Alaska.
Climate
Very hot and dry, with annual rainfall totals of less than an inch the norm.
