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Miles Lacey
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Looking at an older Britannica Atlas map a group of islands that follows the Mascarene Plateau until 10°S then along the Mid-Indian Ridge in a northeastern direction until about the 7°S mark could be created Another string of islands could be created along the Chagos Laccadive Plateau in a northeast to north direction until about 4°S. An island on the Mid Indian Ridge would act a bit like Hawaii has done for the 150 odd years. Between the Ninety East Ridge and about Java are a string of raised areas of sea floor which include our world Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands which could be made islands.
Keeping the islands small (generally between about 300 km² and 3000km² should work.
That would allow a generally tropical, west to east string of islands that stays above the Tropic of Capricorn and below the Equator is good. With one or two exceptions the islands would stick to the tectonic plates. The island on the Mid-Indian Range would be the size of Puerto Rico (about 9104 km²).
I picture an Austronesian based race island hopping from the east and another race island hopping from the west. Along the way they encounter a South Asian race that has come from the North (due primarily to storms and monsoons). With the meeting of the three races a multi-cultural society emerges.
Could this work?
Keeping the islands small (generally between about 300 km² and 3000km² should work.
That would allow a generally tropical, west to east string of islands that stays above the Tropic of Capricorn and below the Equator is good. With one or two exceptions the islands would stick to the tectonic plates. The island on the Mid-Indian Range would be the size of Puerto Rico (about 9104 km²).
I picture an Austronesian based race island hopping from the east and another race island hopping from the west. Along the way they encounter a South Asian race that has come from the North (due primarily to storms and monsoons). With the meeting of the three races a multi-cultural society emerges.
Could this work?