Map View of the Ikaria Sea with Orlandia on the south and Helios on the north.

Early construction of the Ikaria Sea in 2022.

The Ikaria Sea is a massive artificial terrain feature on the planet Aret created by _Longy.

History

The idea for a massive artificial sea dates back to before Horizon's End was released. _Longy began the project immediately after the server was released.

The original plan for the project was to construct the sea in the Evia Saltlake in the northeast of Aret, but was moved southward to the Ikaria Saltlake, in order to be closer to Orlandia. There was also progress on another sea on the west edge of the planet, but this lake was never completed.

The sea took multiple years to complete.

The sea is over two kilometers long, and stretches across three claims.

After one Ikaria claim purged, DearGhost of Anduria took the claim, and attempted to destroy the lake by filling it with sand. This was one of the main reasons for Imperial Nova's involvement in the Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority War.

Specifications

The footprint of the Ikaria Sea spreads 2,300 Meters West-East, and 1,600 Meters North-South, and is roughly 3 to 6 blocks deep.