Created by Captain Michael Turlogh Kane on Aug 15, 2016 @ 8:52pm

ELANDIPOLE IV

Position in System: 4
Number of Satellites: 0
Planetary Gravity: 0.8G
% Land Mass: 6%
Planetary Diameter: 10,400 km (6,400 miles)
Plentary Rotation: 23 hours
Atmospheric Density: Terrestrial
General Climate: Warm Temperate

The only class M world in the Elandipole system, with an atmosphere almost identical to Earth, E-4 is a tide-locked waterworld slightly smaller than Earth. It is a scientific misconception that a world without a natural satellite has no tides - in fact, like any world with water on its surface, E-4 is affected by the gravitational forces of its sun, and thus has tides. They vary in size and strength across the planet, and are of much lesser force and size than those of Earth, but are noticeably present, especially if one spends time on any of the atolls and tiny islands that are scattered across the planet's surface. Less than one-tenth of the planet is land, but the stability of its orbit, the warm temperature nature of its climate, and the gentleness of its tides makes for something of a beach lover's paradise. The atolls and small islands are blessed with spectacular unspoiled beach settings, and the golden sunrises and sunsets are especially beautiful.

E-4 lies on the edge of Federation space, in a region formerly part of the Klingon Empire. Its relative isolation meant that colonisation was always earmarked, but never fulfilled. Now, the planet is home to seven thousand new colonists, former refugees from the Limbo space station, brought there by the USS PHOENIX.