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{{InfoboxRegion|name=Sunset Gates|location=[[Sea of Clouds]]|nations=* [[File:AmericanFlag Waving.png|35px]] [[United States of America|United States]]|star systems= | {{InfoboxRegion|name=Sunset Gates|location=[[Sea of Clouds]]|nations=* [[File:AmericanFlag Waving.png|35px]] [[United States of America|United States]]|star systems=38+|image=[[File:SunsetGatesTemp.png|center|350px]]|subregions=* [[Gateway Subcluster]] | ||
* [[McCrae Test and Training Range]] | * [[McCrae Test and Training Range]] | ||
* [[New American Colonies]] | * [[New American Colonies]] | ||
* [[Symphony Subcluster]]}} | * [[Symphony Subcluster]]}} | ||
The '''Sunset Gates''' is a cluster of star systems located | The '''Sunset Gates''' is a cluster of 38 star systems located in the [[Sea of Clouds]]. The cluster includes 27 colonized systems belonging solely to the [[United States of America]]. As a [[Legacy Nation]], it shares strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to a nation that once existed on Earth. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus. | An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus. | ||
Sunset: From Middle English ''son-sett'', ''Sonne set'', equivalent to ''sun'' + ''set''. | Sunset: From Middle English ''son-sett'', ''Sonne set'', equivalent to ''sun'' + ''set''. | ||
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Gates: From Middle English ''gate'', ''gat'', ''ȝate'', ''ȝeat'', from Old English ''ġeat'' (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic ''*gat'', from Proto-Germanic ''*gatą'' (“hole, opening”). | Gates: From Middle English ''gate'', ''gat'', ''ȝate'', ''ȝeat'', from Old English ''ġeat'' (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic ''*gat'', from Proto-Germanic ''*gatą'' (“hole, opening”). | ||
== | == Astrography == | ||
The Sunset Gates are situated trailward of the [[Hydrus Expanse]], rimward of [[the Rubicon]] and is in the coreward-by-spinward edge of the [[Sea of Clouds]]. It consists of four constituent subclusters: the [[Gateway Subcluster]], [[New American Colonies]], [[Symphony Subcluster]] and the [[McCrae Test and Training Range]]. | |||
=== Star Systems === | |||
'''Core''' | |||
* Enterprise | |||
* Serendipity | |||
* Symphony | |||
* Mill | |||
* Voltaire | |||
* Heritage | |||
* Locke | |||
* Tranquility | |||
* Fortitude | |||
* Liberty | |||
* Mosaic | |||
* Independence | |||
* Belleau Wood | |||
* Harmony | |||
* Tradition | |||
* Determination | |||
* Hanlon | |||
* Integrity | |||
* Conscience | |||
* Progress | |||
* Constitution | |||
* Endeavor | |||
* Ambition | |||
'''Outer''' | |||
* McCrae | |||
* Cantingny | |||
* Marne | |||
* Justice | |||
* Proclamation | |||
* Discovery | |||
* Possibility | |||
* Washington | |||
* Atlantis | |||
* Potomac | |||
* Blue Ridge | |||
* Denali | |||
* Katmai | |||
* Kobuk | |||
* Mont Saint-Quentin | |||
* Passchendaele | |||
=== Translight Strings === | |||
There are a total of 31 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Amazonia Cluster. The Ilha De Vera Cruz system is the cluster's nexus, with five strings converging there. | |||
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|Sunset Gates - Hydrus Subcluster | |||
|ERR - Alpha Hydrus | |||
|McCrae - Alpha Hydrus | |||
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|Sunset Gates - Star of Albion | |||
| colspan="2" |Atlantis - Avalon | |||
|} | |||
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The Sunset Gates is a cluster of 38 star systems located in the Sea of Clouds. The cluster includes 27 colonized systems belonging solely to the United States of America. As a Legacy Nation, it shares strong direct historical, cultural, and linguistic ties to a nation that once existed on Earth.
Etymology
An allusion to the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus.
Sunset: From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set.
Gates: From Middle English gate, gat, ȝate, ȝeat, from Old English ġeat (“gate”), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).
Astrography
The Sunset Gates are situated trailward of the Hydrus Expanse, rimward of the Rubicon and is in the coreward-by-spinward edge of the Sea of Clouds. It consists of four constituent subclusters: the Gateway Subcluster, New American Colonies, Symphony Subcluster and the McCrae Test and Training Range.
Star Systems
Core
- Enterprise
- Serendipity
- Symphony
- Mill
- Voltaire
- Heritage
- Locke
- Tranquility
- Fortitude
- Liberty
- Mosaic
- Independence
- Belleau Wood
- Harmony
- Tradition
- Determination
- Hanlon
- Integrity
- Conscience
- Progress
- Constitution
- Endeavor
- Ambition
Outer
- McCrae
- Cantingny
- Marne
- Justice
- Proclamation
- Discovery
- Possibility
- Washington
- Atlantis
- Potomac
- Blue Ridge
- Denali
- Katmai
- Kobuk
- Mont Saint-Quentin
- Passchendaele
Translight Strings
There are a total of 31 charted translight strings connecting the 29 star systems of the Amazonia Cluster. The Ilha De Vera Cruz system is the cluster's nexus, with five strings converging there.
| Regional Interstellar Travel | ||
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| Sunset Gates - Hydrus Subcluster | ERR - Alpha Hydrus | McCrae - Alpha Hydrus |
| Sunset Gates - Star of Albion | Atlantis - Avalon | |
Astropolitics
| Flag | Common and Formal Names | Alignment | Settled Worlds | Population | Capital System | Capital Planet | Capital City | Classification |
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United States of America | 3,863,400,000 (2285 Estimate) | Independence | New Philadelphia | Superpower |