contiente

Contiente is a fictional continental landmass used in speculative geography and worldbuilding. The name is a neologism formed to evoke the idea of a single, unified landmass while allowing for distinct regional identities. In various narratives, Contiente can be imagined as either a historic mega-continent that existed in a distant geological past or as a present-day supercontinent in alternate history or fantasy settings.

Descriptions of Contiente's geography vary, but common elements include a central highland or mountain belt that divides northern temperate zones from southern tropical zones, extensive coastlines, margins with archipelagos, and major rivers feeding deltas. The climate ranges from tundra to rainforest, depending on latitude and topography.

Depictions often split Contiente into subregions corresponding to former continental fragments, each with its own languages, cultures, and political systems. Resource distribution and terrain influence trade routes, technological development, and urbanization, as well as ecological zones and biodiversity patterns.

In usage, Contiente appears in worldbuilding guides, role-playing games, and speculative fiction to study how a single landmass shapes culture, ecology, and geopolitics. The term invites comparisons with Earth's real continents and with concepts such as Pangaea and Gondwana in thought experiments.

See also: continent, supercontinent, worldbuilding, speculative geography.