Meridian Ocean

Meridian Ocean is one of three oceans released on January 31, 2012. The ocean is a doubloon ocean created through the merger of the Viridian and Malachite Oceans, and open testing lasted from January 9 to January 16, 2012.^[1]

The mergers of the English-language oceans were hinted at on December 7, 2011, when the "Intrepid Explorer" Velasco Thorsson posted his journals on the Hear Ye! Announcements forum. The mergers were subsequently announced the next day by Hermes. On the same day, voting on the new oceans' names opened to the general public, who voted on the name "Cerulean" for the new subscription ocean, "Emerald" for the Sage/Hunter merger, and "Meridian" for the Viridian/Malachite merger.

Several pirates have memorized all of Meridian's routes^[2].

Oceanography

Meridian has one hundred and nine islands divided among eleven archipelagos. There are forty-five colonized islands. The area that comprises the former Viridian Ocean has the same geography as the former Cobalt Ocean and the late Crimson Ocean.

Basilisk Archipelago Black Ogopogo Outpost Kithara Koro Outpost Marmara Odonata* Large Mirovia Island Medium Rheic Island Medium Sargasso Island Medium Tasman Reef Outpost Tethys Island Medium Zechstein Island Outpost	Chameleon Archipelago Ebony Serpent Medium Ivorite Island Medium Lilac Island^ Outpost	Draco Archipelago Alicorn Island* Large Cetus Island Outpost Ichor Island Medium Seirene Island Medium Spizzwink Island Outpost Striga Cay Outpost Taniwha Island Outpost Threewood Island Outpost Wyvern Island Outpost Xana's Trummet Medium	Garnet Archipelago Carmine Island^ Medium Cochineal Island^ Medium Crimson Island* Outpost Diastrophe Island Outpost Echo Island Outpost Havoc Island^ Outpost Jubilee Island^ Large Mermaid's Purse Large Moab Island^ Outpost Napi Peak^ Large Nova Island Outpost Olin's Brow Medium Pranayama Island Medium Radix Island Large Spectre Island^ Outpost Stormy Fell^ Large Surtsey Island^ Outpost Windward Vale^ Medium
Gila Archipelago Acanthaster Spits^ Medium Akhlys Island^ Outpost Cinnabarite Island Outpost Eitr Glacier Medium Fugu Island^ Medium Mu Tambu* Large Nightshade Island^ Medium Scorpion Island Outpost Viper's Drop Outpost	Iguana Archipelago Emerald Ocarina Outpost Murex Island Medium Woad Island Medium	Jade Archipelago Conglin Island^ Outpost Corona Reef^ Outpost Dendrite Island^ Outpost Dragon's Nest^ Large Erh Island Outpost Harmattan Island^ Medium Hunter's Point Medium Kirin Island^ Large Lima Island^ Large Lonelywood Lagoon Outpost Olive Island*^ Medium Prolix Purlieu^ Medium Sakejima Island^ Large Swampfen Island^ Medium Terra Island^ Large Typhoon Island^ Outpost Viridis Island^ Outpost Xian Rock Outpost	Komodo Archipelago Arcadia Island Outpost Buyan's Vortice Outpost Celesta Isle^ Medium Drogeo Island^ Medium Duat Island^ Outpost Flyaway Island* Large Midgard Island Medium Mu Abtu Medium Zuyua Mist^ Outpost
Lacerta Archipelago Barracuda Island^ Medium Cenote Island Outpost Chelydra Cove^ Medium Chrysalis Island^ Medium Cornet Island Outpost Morgan Island* Large Saltstraum Rock^ Medium Sconce Isle Outpost Stalwart Reef Outpost	Onyx Archipelago Adder Ridge Outpost Ansel Island^ Outpost Cabo de Hornos Large Charcoal Island* Large Cormorant Island Medium Fintan Island^ Large Garden Cradle^ Medium Hadrian Island^ Large Kuhio Island Medium Labyrinth Moors^ Large Last Stand Hill Outpost Oasis Island Medium Polaris Point^ Outpost Raven's Roost^ Outpost Sapling Island Outpost Tigerleaf Mountain^ Large Whistler Island Outpost Yax Mutal Outpost	Whiptail Archipelago Brunneria Borealis Outpost Granuaile Medium Yemaya Medium

* - denotes capital
^ - denotes colonized

Other links

• Printable PDF map of the Meridian Ocean
• Wiki map of the Meridian Ocean
• Meridian Ocean Political Map
• List of commodity spawns
• Mantid's Interactive map of Meridian Full of island and commodity information with prices powered by YARRG