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| An unofficial map showing Mainland, Second Life |
By 'Mainland' I mean Corsica, Gaeta 1, Gaeta V, Heterocera, Jeogeot, Nautilus, Sansara, Satori (sometimes called 'Maebaleaia'), Sharp (TSL or Teen Second Life) and Zindra.
The above map shows every Mainland continent except Zindra, which is far away to the East.
Also shown is one of the four "First Generation" Premium Home Continents, and the current expanse of Bellisseria - the "Second Generation" Premium Home Continent, which is continually growing.
I have chosen one landmark in each location.
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GAETA 1: Often called "The Unfinished Continent"
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| Gilpatric Pier has sailboats and kayaks for you to borrow. |
GAETA V:
Libestus Pier There is a Rez zone here, and a BBB stamp kiosk. One thing that is interesting about Gaeta V is that Route 7 goes underwater in some places. What happened to Gaeta II, II, and IV? I am told that if you look at the World Map under certain conditions you can see where they were originally planned to be, but they were never completed.
CORSICA
Temple of the Prim, Kwaite, Corsica.
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| You might enjoy taking the rocky path down from the Temple of the Prim |
SHARP:
Sharp Continent (TSL or 'Teen Second Life') used to be the place teenagers could stay before they were old enough to be allowed on the Mainland. It is not considered by many to even be a continent because it no longer has the 30 regions needed to qualify. Apparently when Teen Second Life land was integrated into the main grid in January 2011 some of their regions were taken away. Duplicate Regions were integrated into Bay City.
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| Harry's GoCarts, Teen Second Life (Sharp) |
HETEROCERA ATOLL
Snout Point, Route 2, Heterocera Atoll. Heterocera has wonderful roads if you'd like to try a road trip.
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| Picnic and view area at one end of Route 2 |
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ZINDRA: Is tucked away on the far right of the map. It was separated from the other continents and is rated "Adult" but is safe to visit unless you are easily offended. There are some beautiful and interesting places there, and some really icky ones.
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| Mole May Day Memorial |
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NAUTILUS
Nautilus covers a large area. The old citadel was allegedly discovered by the explorer Magellan in 2011. I have been told that Nautilus has perhaps the worst surface roads but the best water routes in Second Life.
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| The ancient horn on the lighthouse sends a particle warning signal inland. |
HORIZONS
Horizons Protected Land - Horizons is just off Zindra. The residential area was set up with 1024 parcels with double-prim allowances. The parcels can be sold, but not split or terraformed. The parcels each came with a choice of futuristic houses, but most have been replaced with more ordinary structures. For whatever reason, any lots for sale usually have highly inflated prices.
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| My avatar stands on a hillock near one of the original Horizons houses. |
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:Horizons
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SATORI
Satori is sometimes caused "The Japanese Continent" but anyone can live there.
This landmark should put you in front of the Limoncello Art Gallery Annex in Nanga Region. This is an amazing collection of art but don't try to see it all at once.
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| Silas Merlin's sculptures: 'Wooden Mermaid', and 'Mouse King' |
SANSARA
Second Life Primitive Museum - An excellent museum with information about Second Life History.
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| A Greenie relaxes and listens to music. |
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JEOGEOT
Pod Tour Station, Castall Yavanna Take a pod tour to see more of northern Jeogeot.
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FIRST GENERATION PREMIUM HOME CONTINENTS
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| First Generation Premium Home Continents |
In the past Premium members had only 512 free tier to use, and they could use that to save tier after buying land, or they could choose one of the First Generation Premium Homes. They could choose the theme of the house, but had to take the model assigned to them or abandon it and choose another. Prim allowance on First Generation Premium homes is 175. The themes were Meadowbrook (Contemporary), Shareta Osumai (Traditional Japanese), Tahoe (A- Frame Cabins) and Elderglen (Fantasy). There are still many residents living in these homes. It is rumored that Linden Labs plans to eventually get rid of the older homes.
If you look at the map you can see there are actually four Premium Home Continent. All of them have a collection of the same themes, but each has its own unique features.
Elderglen outbuilding - The larger building up the hill is an info hub, but the buildings below have some interesting freebies.
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| Free fairy catching kits, skulls, lamps, and potions. |
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BELLISSERIA is the "Second Generation" Premium Home Continent. It opened in April 2019 and has gradually increased its regions and housing options.
The new Sakura Regions opened for residents today. This is part of the Community Center.
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| New Community Center in Sakura |
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| Rough Map of Bellisseria |
As you can see, Bellisseria, the Second Generation Premium Home Continent, covers a large area. Although some areas, like Sakura, and the Fantasy Home Regions have their own islands, some of the other areas have a combination of different types of housing. For more information visit the Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy
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This is just a tasting tour. I tried to pick one interesting landmark in each area, but I hope you will keep on exploring Second Life.
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