Bishlan

Bishlan
Besloc
Map of Bishlan
Location	Aurora
Basin countries	Caltharus (MBE)
Surface area	42,313 km2 (16,337 sq mi)

The Bishlan (Calth: Besloc) is a 42,313 km2 (16,337 sq mi) sea area bounded by the Caltharusian provinces of Calthia to the west and Laulia, Auria and Jomsgord to the east. The Bishlan drains into the Filari Sea via the Ider River and is geographically a continuation of the Filari Sea. It may be seen as a bay of the Filari, but in traditional Caltharusian usage, this is not the case.

The Bishlan is a rather shallow sea and can be very difficult and dangerous to navigate because of the many sandy and stony reefs and tricky currents, which often shift. In modern times, artificial seabed channels have been dug, many reefs have been dredged by either sand pumping or stone fishing, and a well-developed light signaling network has been installed, to safeguard the very heavy international traffic of this small sea.

There are several large cities and major ports in the Bishlan, including, in descending size, Aurus, Lambertupol, Novenum, Cavenhelm and Kingsfort.

According to the definitions established in 1832, the northern boundary between the Bishlan and the Filari Sea is Sterm Cape, in Novenum on the western shore, and Uchelpol Cape on the eastern shore, while the southern boundary is where the Bishlan connects to the estuary of the Ider River at Cavenhelm on the eastern shore and Maroness on the western shore.