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The '''Bone Mountains''' are a colossal [[Essos]]i mountain range.<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref><ref>[http://io9.com/5954289/at-last-official-maps-of-george-rr-martins-lands-from-westeros-to-qarth]</ref> They stretch longitudinally across part of the continent of Essos, beginning at the southern coast east of [[Qarth]]. The Bone Mountains transition northward into the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]] at the [[Steel Road]].<ref>"The Dothraki Sea", ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> The [[Dothraki Sea]] and the [[Red Waste]] lie to the west of the Bone Mountains while the [[Great Sand Sea]], the [[plains of the Jogos Nhai]], and [[Yi Ti]] lie to the east.
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The '''Bone Mountains''' are a colossal [[Essos]]i mountain range.<ref>''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref><ref>[http://io9.com/5954289/at-last-official-maps-of-george-rr-martins-lands-from-westeros-to-qarth]</ref> They stretch longitudinally across part of the continent of Essos, beginning at the southern coast east of [[Qarth]]. The Bone Mountains transition northward into the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]] at the [[Steel Road]].<ref>"The Dothraki Sea", ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''</ref> The [[Dothraki sea]] and the [[red waste]] lie to the west of the Bone Mountains while the [[Great Sand Sea]], the [[plains of the Jogos Nhai]], and [[Yi Ti]] lie to the east.
  
 
The mountains are a natural land barrier between the western part of Essos known to the [[Westeros]]i and the exotic, mysterious eastern side of the continent.  
 
The mountains are a natural land barrier between the western part of Essos known to the [[Westeros]]i and the exotic, mysterious eastern side of the continent.  
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*The '''[[Steel Road]]''' - the most northerly route, cuts between the Bone Mountains and the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]] to lead to [[Kayakayanaya]], then skirts around the top of the [[Great Sand Sea]] and south to [[Trader Town]].  
 
*The '''[[Steel Road]]''' - the most northerly route, cuts between the Bone Mountains and the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]] to lead to [[Kayakayanaya]], then skirts around the top of the [[Great Sand Sea]] and south to [[Trader Town]].  
 
*The '''[[Stone Road]]''' - the mid-route from [[Vaes Jini]] to [[Samyriana]].
 
*The '''[[Stone Road]]''' - the mid-route from [[Vaes Jini]] to [[Samyriana]].
*The '''[[Sand Road]]''' - the southerly route, begins at [[Qarth]], heads far north and cuts through the Bone Mountains from the [[Red Waste]].
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*The '''[[Sand Road]]''' - the southerly route, begins at [[Qarth]], heads far north and cuts through the Bone Mountains from the [[red waste]].
  
 
The only routes past [[Qarth]] mentioned in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' thus far have been the shipping routes to the [[Jade Sea]]. The three aforesaid overland routes have not yet been mentioned.  
 
The only routes past [[Qarth]] mentioned in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' thus far have been the shipping routes to the [[Jade Sea]]. The three aforesaid overland routes have not yet been mentioned.  

Revision as of 21:31, 9 August 2013

The Bone Mountains are a colossal Essosi mountain range.[1][2] They stretch longitudinally across part of the continent of Essos, beginning at the southern coast east of Qarth. The Bone Mountains transition northward into the Krazaaj Zasqa at the Steel Road.[3] The Dothraki sea and the red waste lie to the west of the Bone Mountains while the Great Sand Sea, the plains of the Jogos Nhai, and Yi Ti lie to the east.

The mountains are a natural land barrier between the western part of Essos known to the Westerosi and the exotic, mysterious eastern side of the continent.

Routes

Three routes go through the Bone Mountains:

The only routes past Qarth mentioned in A Song of Ice and Fire thus far have been the shipping routes to the Jade Sea. The three aforesaid overland routes have not yet been mentioned.

Behind the scenes

The Bone Mountains have not yet been mentioned in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels and only appear in the map collection of The Lands of Ice and Fire.

References and Notes