Dates

Part of Gondor from that land's foundation in II 3320

Location

In the river Anduin, between Anórien to the west and North Ithilien to the east

Race

Division

Culture

Settlements

Gondorian defenders were stationed on the island at various points in history

Meaning

So named because of the island's northern end was shaped like a ship's prow, and raised long lines of foam in the River as its waters ran past

Other names

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Ship of Long-foam

The island of Cair Andros

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of the Ship of Long-foam

A descriptive name for the long, thin eyot in the river Anduin. The island broke the waters of the Great River into two separate streams for a distance of some ten miles.

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