Gamma Tauri IV

Facts

• Primary: Gamma Tauri
• Also known as
  • Ge'hoQ (Klingon) (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Avainenoran (Shedai) (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• Uninhabited
  • Formerly inhabited 2265 - 2266 (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Population: ~11,000 (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Wiped out January 11, 2266 (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• Nation
  • 2265 - 2266: New Boulder (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • 2266 - Present: United Federation of Planets

History

• Early 2265: New Boulder colony established (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• January 2, 2266: Klingon colony established in response to Starfleet presence, to continue Klingon investigation into Shedai (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• January 11, 2266: Population obliterated in Shedai attack, followed by General Order 24 strike (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• By May 2364: Unmanned monitor outpost established (TNG: "The Last Outpost")

Locations

Surface

• Single continent (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Irregular crescent stretching over 2/3rds of distance from pole to pole
  • Over a third of the planetary surface area
• Cardalian Mountains (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Approximately 50 km from New Boulder colonial settlement (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
• Ilium Range (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)