Vasconia

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Vasconia is a continent located entirely in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost entirely in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by the Gulf of Vasconia and to the south by Ambara with which it is connected by a narrow isthmus. Its population is estimated at 1,538,211,220.

Etymology

Vasconia is widely accepted as having been named for the explorer Vasco de Gama, who is credited with the European discovery of Vasconia in the late 15th century. The name was created by the Finaran cartographer, Conor Ó Cadhla, who was the first to draw a detailed and relatively accurate map of the Atlantic world which included both Vasconia and Ambara.