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Each [[Segmentum]] is divided into '''Sectors'''. The size of a sector varies according to local demands and stellar density. A typical sector might encompass 7 million cubic light years, equivalent to a cube with sides almost 200 light years long.
A '''Sector''' is part of the larger organisation of the [[segmentum]]. There are many sectors to one segmentum.
 
  
The size of a sector varies depending on local demands and steller density. It works on a volume basis rather than, like a [[subsector]] a system basis. A typical sector may be 7 million cubic light years in size, equivilent to a cube with sides almost 200 light years long.
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==Sources==
 
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*[[WD139|White Dwarf 139]], ''INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL'', Jervis Johnson, Andy Jones, Simon Forrest & Rick Priestley
This type of designation is, as far as we know, only used in the [[Imperium]].
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*[[WD140|White Dwarf 140]], ''INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL'', Jervis Johnson, Andy Jones, Simon Forrest & Rick Priestley
  
 
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[[Category:The Galaxy]]

Revision as of 07:06, 6 November 2007

Each Segmentum is divided into Sectors. The size of a sector varies according to local demands and stellar density. A typical sector might encompass 7 million cubic light years, equivalent to a cube with sides almost 200 light years long.

Sources

  • White Dwarf 139, INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL, Jervis Johnson, Andy Jones, Simon Forrest & Rick Priestley
  • White Dwarf 140, INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL, Jervis Johnson, Andy Jones, Simon Forrest & Rick Priestley