List Of Microcontinents And Sim Clusters

This is a list of all groups of sims that are too small or are not linked together to form a continent. The lists and maps were last updated with data from March, 2014.

Grid Sectors

Definitions

A Continent is a group of more then 30 sims, linked together in such a way that an avatar can travel from one sim to another. The sims must have Geographic features that continue from a sim to the nearby sims, common types of textures and common transportation systems (roads, raiways, waterways). The grid contains 28 continents.

A Microcontinent is a group of less then 30 sims, linked together in such a way that an avatar can travel from one sim to another. The sims must have Geographic features that continue from a sim to the nearby sims, common types of textures and common transportation systems (roads, raiways, waterways). The list contains 81 microcontinents, 7 listed strucutres are both a continent and a sim cluster, while 3 structures contain more then one microcontinent. The total is 102.

A Sim Cluster is a group with more then 10 sims that are not compleatly connected (usually only on diagonal) and can belong to various estates. If they belong to the same estate, the distance between the sims could be larger. The list above contains 80 structures that are sim clusters, one structure contains 2 sim cluster, while 7 listed structures contain both a microcontinent and a sim cluster. Also, Estate Continent has its own sim cluster. The total is 91.

A Sim Group is a structure that cannot be considered a microcontinent or a sim cluster. Ususally, they have between 2 and 9 sims and are very isolated. This list contains 16 sim groups.

Unassociated Sims are those sims with no Geometric distribution and with an average density. They cannot be grouped into any structures. Usually, they can be found in the space between sim clustern or microcontinents.

An Isolated Sim is a remote sim that cannot be linked to anything else.

A Grid Sector is a part of the map. This list contains 80 sim groups.

Also, the map contains some remote sims

Reason

These small structures concentrate more then 70% of the sims that form our world. For unknown reasons, not many people worked on to make a map or a list of the small dots and spots on the world map. Since our world is more then 10 years old and its expansion state ended (came to maturity), such lists are required by more and more residents. If any resident is against something in this article, please improve. Also, if you are one of the Linden officials and you are against this article, please delete it.

Position

These small structures are with hundreds on the map. They are created and deleted often, they change their shapes by adding or deleting sims. To find their position, the best way is to use Coordinates.For the winter census of microcontinents and sim clusters, the grid was divided into sectors, each Grid Sector counting 100 sims length and 100 sims wide.

In the list, the coordinates are given in the following form: longitude (min - max) / latitude (min - max).

Names

Since there is no list of references and nobody tried to create this list, we had to give names to the small structures that exist on our map. If anybody knows the names of any microcontinent, sim cluster or group of sims, please help improve the list. Help is needed.

We usually give a name when many sims share a common name or when the sims share a common theme. In rare situations, names can be from nearby Geographic strucutres or from coordinates.

Most usually, the names here are actually numbers, like in Astronomy. They are temporary names, until someone will find a better name.

How to read the list

The format is the following one: Name - Type - Coordinates - Other notes

The type is:

  1. M - microcontinent
  2. S - sim cluster
  3. I - sim groups or remote islands

Other notes - might refer to relative position (see Oceans) or additional info.

List

Vanished

The following structures were not present at the end-2013 census:

The following structures vanished from map in November-December 2013:

The following structures vanished from map until March 20th 2014:

Online

New structures

They were found at the spring survey (March 20th 2014). Not all of them are recent, many structures were just omitted at previous surveys.

Added in August 2014:

List For Sectors

The sign ! means that only a part of the sim group is in that sector. Sectors are written bold and followed by coordinates. For more details, check the sector maps at left and right. See Grid Sector for more info.

D6 sector

D6, 400-500/600-700, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

D7 sector

D7, 400-500/700-800, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

D8 sector

D8, 400-500/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

D9 sector

D9, 400-500/900-1000, almost entire sector is void, Far West Ocean

D10 sector

D10, 400-500/1000-1100, almost entire sector is void, Far West Ocean

D11 sector

D11, 400-500/1100-1200, almost entire sector is void, Far West Ocean

D12 sector

D12, 400-500/1200-1300, both void and sim structures, North - West Ocean

D13 sector

D13, 400-500/1300-1400, both void and sim structures, North - West Ocean

D14 sector

D14, 400-500/1400-1500, more void then sim structures, Far North Ocean

D15 sector

D15, 400-500/1500-1600, both void and sim structures, Far North Ocean

D16 sector

D16, 400-500/1600-1700, almost entire sector is void, Far North Ocean

E5 sector

E5, 500-600/500-600, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

E6 sector

E6, 500-600/600-700, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

E7 sector

E7, 500-600/700-800, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

E8 sector

E8, 500-600/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

E9 sector

E9, 500-600/900-1000, full with sims, Far West Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

E10 sector

E10, 500-600/1000-1100, full with sims, Far West Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

E11 sector

E11, 500-600/1100-1200, full with sims, Far West Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

E12 sector

E12, 500-600/1200-1300, full with sims, North - West Ocean

E13 sector

E13, 500-600/1300-1400, full with sims, North - West Ocean

E14 sector

E14, 500-600/1400-1500, about 70% is void, Far North Ocean

E15 sector

E15, 500-600/1500-1600, about 70% is void, Far North Ocean

F8 sector

F8, 600-700/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

F9 sector

F9, 600-700/900-1000, sector full of sims, a small central vido, Far West Ocean & Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

F10 sector

F10, 600-700/1000-1100, sector full of sims, Far West Ocean & Western Ocean

Some sims are unassociated into larger structures

F11 sector

F11, 600-700/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Far West Ocean & Western Ocean

F12 sector

F12, 600-700/1200-1300, sector full of sims, North - West Ocean & Northern Ocean

F13 sector

F13, 600-700/1300-1400, sector full of sims, North - West Ocean & Northern Ocean

F14 sector

F14, 600-700/1400-1500, almost entire sector is void, Far North Ocean

G6 sector

G6, 700-800/600-700, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

G7 sector

G7, 700-800/700-800, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

G8 sector

G8, 700-800/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

G9 sector

G9, 700-800/900-1000, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

G10 sector

G10, 700-800/1000-1100, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

G11 sector

G11, 700-800/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Majority of sims are unassociated into larger structures. Part of the sector could be separated into 3 sim clusters, but their borders are difficult to separate

G12 sector

G12, 700-800/1200-1300, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures. However, two sim aglomerations look like the remnants of two sim clusters with mathematic disposition

G13 sector

G13, 700-800/1300-1400, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

G14 sector

G14, 700-800/1400-1500, almost entire sector is void, Far North Ocean Contains only one sim at the border with G13

H8 sector

H8, 800-900/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

some sims are unassociated into larger structures

H9 sector

H9, 800-900/900-1000, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Majority of sims are unassociated into larger structures

H10 sector

H10, 800-900/1000-1100, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

H11 sector

H11, 800-900/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

H12 sector

H12, 800-900/1200-1300, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

H13 sector

H13, 800-900/1300-1400, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Almost all sims are unassociated into larger structures

H14 sector

H14, 800-900/1400-1500, almost entire sector is void, Far North Ocean

I5 sector

I5, 900-1000/500-600, almost entire sector is void

I7 sector

I7, 900-1000/700-800, almost entire sector is void

I8 sector

I8, 900-1000/800-900, almost entire sector is void, Southern Ocean

Some unassociated sims at the border with I9

I9 sector

I9, 900-1000/900-1000, sector full of sims, Little Pacific Ocean & Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

I10 sector

I10, 900-1000/1000-1100, sectof full of sims, Little Pacific Ocean & Western Ocean & Little Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

I11 sector

I11, 900-1000/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Little Northern Ocean & Western Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

I12 sector

I12, 900-1000/1200-1300, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Only a few sims in South are unassociated into larger structures

I13 sector

I13, 900-1000/1300-1400, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Majority of sims are unassociated into larger structures

I14 sector

I14, 900-1000/1400-1500, almost all sector is void, Far North Ocean

J4 sector

J4, 1000-1100/400-500, almost all sector is void, Southern Ocean

J5 sector

J5, 1000-1100/500-600, continent, no isolated sims

J7 sector

J7, 1000-1100/700-800, continent, no isolated sims

J8 sector

J8, 1000-1100/800-900, continent, no isolated sims

J9 sector

J9, 1000-1100/900-1000, sim full of sims, a void East to Jaeogeot, Central Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

J10 sector

J10, 1000-1100/1000-1100, sector full of sims, except a void near Heterocera, Central Ocean & Little Northern Ocean

Majority of sims are unassociated into larger structures, they form only small sim groups

J11 sector

J11, 1000-1100/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Little Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

J12 sector

J12, 1000-1100/1200-1300, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Many sims are unassociated into larger structures

J13 sector

J13, 1000-1100/1300-1400, sector full of sims, Northern Ocean

Majority of sims are unassociated into larger structures and at an average distance one to another

J14 sector

J14, 1000-1100/1400-1500, majority of this sector is void, Far North Ocean

K9 sector

K9, 1100-1200/900-1000, majority of this sector is void, Eastern Ocean

K10 sector

K10, 1100-1200/1000-1100, continents, a few islands and much void, Eastern Ocean

K11 sector

K11, 1100-1200/1100-1200, sector full of sims, Eastern Ocean

A few sims are unassociated into larger structures

K12 sector

K12, 1100-1200/1200-1300, more then half of the sector is void, Eastern Ocean

K13 sector

K13, 1100-1200/1300-1400, largest part of this sector is void, Eastern Ocean

A few sims are unassociated into larger structures

Remote south East Sea

L6, 1200-1300/900-1000, almost all sector is void

Remote south East Sea

L7, 1200-1300/900-1000, almost all sector is void

L9 sector

L9, 1200-1300/900-1000, almost all sector is void

L11 sector

L11, 1200-1300/1100-1200, almost all sector is void, Eastern Ocean

L12 sector

L12, 1200-1300/1200-1300, almost entire sector is void, Eastern Ocean

L13 sector

L13, 1200-1300/1300-1400, almost entire sector is void, Eastern Ocean

M10 sector

M10, 1300-1400/1000-1100, almost all sector is void, Eastern Ocean

M11 sector

M11, 1300-1400/1100-1200, almost all sector is void, Eastern Ocean

There are maximum 5 unassociated sims

M12 sector

M12, 1300-1400/1200-1300, almost all sector is void, Eastern Ocean

M13 sector

M13, 1300-1400/1300-1400, almost all sector is void, Eastern Ocean

Z sector

Q12, 1700-1800/1200-1300, almost only void

R11, 1800-1900/1100-1200, almost only void

R12, 1800-1900/1200-1300, Zindra continent and void

Further Reading

Still there are many Unassociated Sims that cannot be grouped into specific structures. For them, additional data can be obtained from Gridsurvey. From there, you can see pictuers token on almost every sim on Snapzilla. Another useful link is SLuniverse.

Maps for each sector are available at Grid Sector page or can be downloaded from here (information is stored on Mega, successor of Megaupload). You will need Google Chrome for this. Please note that these images are owned by Ana Imfinity. You can also see them inworld at Second Life Geography Institute🖈.

See also

List Of Continents

Oceans

Second Life Geography