<Li> New Denmark: A region occupied by the United States of America, west of New France . Lee Scoresby is described as a' New Dane', specifically from the' country of Texas' (see' Texas' below). </Li> <Li> New France: Includes the regions (in our world) of Quebec, much of eastern Canada, and the areas bought by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase . In the 17th and 18th century, the area around the St - Lawrence River and much of the North American Interior was called New France . Lee Scoresby recalls the Battle of the Alamo, in his world, as being between French and Danish settlers . </Li> <Li> Nippon and Nipponese: Japan and the Japanese language and / or people . From Nippon ("land of the rising sun"), a Japanese - language name for Japan . </Li> <Li> (Great) North Ocean: The North Atlantic Ocean combined with the European region of the Arctic Ocean . </Li>

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