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  **  Update 22 July 2008: More art on Cranium Island  **
*  Update 17 December 2007  *

 
Maps & Aerial Photos
Rumored map changes by Ken Fletcher

The Pacific Ocean rim of the Alternate World
(geopolitical cartography by Taral Wayne)
("Vanirge, Where One Lands In Hot Water"
--an article from the collection of Walter Reimer)

Northern Pacific region
(geopolitical cartography by Taral Wayne)

A map of the Nimitz Sea Islands (Spontoon Archipelago Region)
Views of some Nimitz Sea Islands (Including 400 Keys Atoll)
(cartography by Ken Fletcher)
("Islands of the Nimitz Sea: History and Mystery"
-- an article from the collection of Walter Reimer)

Krupmark Island
Geography, maps, views & notes
(opens to a separate webpage)

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Geography, maps, views & notes
(opens to a separate webpage)

Betty discovers the wonders of Cranium Island
****  Betty the smuggler discovers the wonders of Cranium Island  ****
by Simon Barber

Spontoon Archipelago
The Near Archipelago
(including the Kanim Islands Atolls)

Including Fishtrap Atoll, Pilgrim Atoll, Albert Islands,
Orpington Islands, Lufthart Atoll, and diverse other islands & reefs.
(Opens to 515 Kb)
(Cartography by Ken Fletcher & contributors)

Spontoon Island
Casino Island, inside the Spontoon Atoll's Lagoon is at
160° W Longitude & 35° N Latitude
That is almost directly north of  Kauai Island or Niihau Island in Hawaiian Islands.

The Latitude is near that of  Yokohama, Japan, or just south of Monterey, California.
Time Zone
The Spontoon Archipelago is -11 hours of GMT, Greenwich Meridian Time (Zulu Time).
Spontoon Archipelago is in the "X" zone of the international naval Standard Time Zones.

Spontoon Island Cruise Map (bird's eye view)
(cartography by Taral Wayne)

Spontoon Island geography (bird's eye view)
(cartography by Ken Fletcher)

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Spontoon Island Aerial Photos

(cartography by Simon Barber)
High Altitude View of Spontoon Atoll to NNE
(circa1946: Sagner-Brandt 1 aircraft in foreground)
(Opens to a Large 2 MBytes!)

View looking NorthEast across the Central Lagoon
(This file is compressed to 38K, but opens to a Large 2.4 MBytes!)

View over Main Island towards SE
(Opens to a Large 2.2 MBytes!)

View of the main face Mt. Kiribatori: SW area of Main Island.
(This file is compressed to 57 K,  but opens to a Large 2.1 MBytes!)

An Aerial Photomap of South Island circa 1935
View to East from 25,000 ft (8,000 m) compiled from Songmark student photos
Cartography by Simon Barber (Opens to a Large 3.7 MBytes!)
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Casino Island geodetic survey
(cartography by Ken Fletcher)

Rain Island Naval Syndicate
Base on Moon Island
(bird's eye view--cartography by Ken Fletcher)

Songmark Aeronautical Boarding School
for Young Ladies (Songmark Academy)
campus map
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Mapping References
for artists, cartographers & writers
(opens to a new web page)

"Where's the map?" by Tom Foster