New Zargland

Capital of Octant 7, New Zargland is a standard Ocean world, with gravity and atmospheric pressure slightly above standard, but close enough to be within human adaptable range.  Most buildings are not fitted with grav plates.  There is no oxygen in the atmosphere making life support outside the buildings a requirement.  New Zargland is notable for its highly eccentric orbit, causing temperatures to fluctuate widely between human extremes, however the massive amount of water on the planet acts as a significant heatsink and while the ocean is hot enough to boil at some parts of the planet’s orbit and cold enough for large parts to freeze at other times some of it always remains liquid.  The gravitational pressures on the planet’s crust as it approaches the star have resulted in many valuable minerals being brought to the surface and New Zargland has a strong mining industry.  The main Downport is unusual for not being located equatorially but is at 42° inclination on a large island.  Most of New Zargland’s 115 million inhabitants are concentrated in one of the half dozen cities sited at temperate latitudes across the planet.  New Zargland has no moon and a single, large artificial Highport.