Geography
The Kargad Lands consist of four large islands in north-eastern Earthsea, to the northeast of Havnor. Though they lie outside of the Archipelago itself, they do not belong to either the East nor the North Reach.
- Karego-At: The most important island, it contains the capital, Awabath.
- Hur-at-Hur: The largest of the Kargad islands.
- Atuan: One of the smaller Kargad islands, but one of the most important. It contains the Place of the Tombs of Atuan, which is the setting for most of the book The Tombs of Atuan. A large part of Atuan is desert. One of its cities is called Tenecbah.
- Atnini: The smallest Kargad island is sparsely populated.
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