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The '''Great Sand Sea''' is situated in [[Essos]], just east of the [[Bone Mountains]].<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> The [[Steel Road]] skirts around the north of the Great Sand Sea, while farther to the north are the [[Howling Hills]].
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The '''Great Sand Sea''' is a massive desert valley and canyon<ref>Fantastic Maps: [http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2013/03/the-east/ The East]</ref> in [[Essos]], just east of the [[Bone Mountains]] and southeast of the [[Krazaaj Zasqa]].{{ref|TLOIAF}}<ref>io9: [http://io9.com/5954289/at-last-official-maps-of-george-rr-martins-lands-from-westeros-to-qarth At Last, Official Maps of George R.R. Martin's World, From Westeros to Qarth]</ref> The [[Steel Road]] skirts around the north of the Great Sand Sea, while farther to the north are the [[Howling Hills]]. Some [[maesters]] believe it to be an ancient inland sea, since dried, and become baking hot in the south and progressively colder to the north.{{ref|AWOIAF| Great Sand Sea}}
  
Cities between the Great Sand Sea and the Bone Mountains include [[Kayakayanaya]] just to the northwest, [[Samyriana]] in the central region, and [[Bayasabhad]] to the southwest. On the other side of the Great Sand Sea are [[Tiqui]] to the southeast and [[Trader Town]] between its center and the [[Shrinking Sea]], on the opposite side as Samyriana. The Great Sand Sea appears to be a desert, but may be a [[w:canyon|canyon]].
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Cities between the Great Sand Sea and the Bone Mountains include [[Kayakayanaya]] just to the northwest, [[Samyriana]] in the central region, and [[Bayasabhad]] to the southwest. On the other side of the Great Sand Sea are [[Tiqui]] to the southeast and [[Trader Town]] between its center and the [[Shrinking Sea]], on the opposite side as Samyriana. A number of these settlements were within the [[Patrimony of Hyrkoon]], an ancient nation that flourished east of the Bone Mountains and had its heartland in the once fertile Great Sand Sea.{{ref|AWOIAF| Great Sand Sea}}
  
==Behind the scenes==
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==References==
The Great Sand Sea has not yet been mentioned in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels and only appears in the map collection of ''[[The Lands of Ice and Fire]]''.
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==References and Notes==
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[[Category:Deserts and wastelands]]
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[[Category:Places in the Further East]]
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[[Category:Valleys]]
  
[[Category:Places on the eastern continent]]
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Revision as of 19:47, 23 February 2018

The Great Sand Sea is a massive desert valley and canyon[1] in Essos, just east of the Bone Mountains and southeast of the Krazaaj Zasqa.[2][3] The Steel Road skirts around the north of the Great Sand Sea, while farther to the north are the Howling Hills. Some maesters believe it to be an ancient inland sea, since dried, and become baking hot in the south and progressively colder to the north.[4]

Cities between the Great Sand Sea and the Bone Mountains include Kayakayanaya just to the northwest, Samyriana in the central region, and Bayasabhad to the southwest. On the other side of the Great Sand Sea are Tiqui to the southeast and Trader Town between its center and the Shrinking Sea, on the opposite side as Samyriana. A number of these settlements were within the Patrimony of Hyrkoon, an ancient nation that flourished east of the Bone Mountains and had its heartland in the once fertile Great Sand Sea.[4]

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