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What is the axis tilt of Almea? This would control seasons. Slight or no axial tilt and no seasons and you get a uniform climate yearound everywhere on the planet, but if the tilt is big then the temperate zones would be very big and the climate high variable throughout the year.

If Almeans ever invent the airplane, will they be able to cross the Zone, or will they still be trapped in, uh, whichever hemisphere they're in? Or the refrigerator. People could easily be sent over in refrigerated compartments of large vehicles! You're forgetting airships and submarines. A submari...