Is Westeros a continent?

Is Westeros a continent?

Westeros is one of the four known continents in the known world, the others being Essos, Sothoryos, and Ulthos. Most of the area of Westeros is covered by a political entity known as the Seven Kingdoms, while the far north beyond the Wall includes the free folk.

How many miles long is Westeros?

Thus the continent stretches for about 3,000 miles from north to south and for some 900 miles at its widest point east to west. Westeros’s eastern coast borders on the narrow sea; across those waters lies the eastern continent of Essos and the island chain known as the Stepstones.

What is the longest nonstop flight in the southern hemisphere?

The 6,000-mile flight is also operated with a Boeing 787. The flight between Chile’s capital and Sydney by Australia’s Qantas has the distinction of being the longest scheduled nonstop flight between cities in the Southern Hemisphere, at 7,060 miles. It’s operated by one of the few Boeing 747s remaining in Qantas’ fleet.

What is the weather like in Westeros?

It is sparsely populated, with vast wilderness, forests, pine-covered hills and snowcapped mountains, although it also is home to one of the five Westerosi cities, White Harbor. The northern climate is cold and harsh in the winter, and occasionally it snows even in the summer.