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Encyclopedia > Andor
For information about the fictional nation in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time novels, see Andor (Wheel of Time).

Andor (or Andoria), an icy moon orbiting a ringed gas giant in the fictional Star Trek universe. It is the homeworld of a blue-skinned, antennae-bearing species called Andorians. Most Andorian cities are built underground to take advantage of geothermal warmth. The Andorians share their homeworld with a small sub-species called the Aenar, light blue/white-skinned, telepathic beings that resemble Andorians. Robert Jordan Robert Jordan is the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. ... The Wheel of Time (abbreviated tWoT or more commonly, WoT) is a bestselling fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan. ... Andor is a country set in Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series of fantasy fiction novels. ... Gas giant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Star Trek collectively refers to six science fiction television series spanning 726 episodes, ten motion pictures, and hundreds of novels, video games, and other works of fiction all set within the same fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry in the early- to mid-1960s. ... Antennae (singular antenna), are the paired appendages connecting to the first (and in crustaceans also to the second) segment of the head of the members of all subphyla of the arthropods except Chelicerata. ... Andorian In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andor. ... Geothermal power is electricity generated by utilizing naturally occurring geological heat sources. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


Prior to the formation of the United Federation of Planets, it was the capitol world of the Andorian Empire. The semi-canon book Star Trek: Star Charts identifies Andor's home star as Procyon VIII (Alpha Canis Minoris) in the Beta Quadrant. Andor is in close proximity to Betazed, Earth, and Vulcan. In the fictional Star Trek universe, the United Federation of Planets is a federation of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies, based in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants of the Milky Way galaxy. ... In the context of fiction, the canon of a fictional universe comprises those novels, stories, films, etc. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... The Pleiades star cluster A star is any massive gaseous body in outer space. ... The position of Procyon Procyon (α CMi / α Canis Minoris / Alpha Canis Minoris) is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor and the eighth brightest star in the nighttime sky. ... This article is about the star. ... In the fictional Star Trek series, the Milky Way Galaxy is divided into four quadrants, which are further subdivided into sectors. ... Betazed is a planet in the fictional television, movie, and book series Star Trek. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... Vulcans are a humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who reside on the planet Vulcan and are noted for their attempt to live by reason and logic. ...


Andorians frequently decorate with geode stones, which may indicate an abundance on their homeworld. The planet boasts the Andorian Academy of Art, said to be the finest school of its type. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Geode, halved and polished. ... A gemstone is a mineral, rock (as in lapis lazuli) or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewellery. ... A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ...


Native lifeforms include a horse-like animal called a 'zabathu;' the 'Andorian bull,' noted for stomping around when angry; the 'Andorian amoeba,' which reproduces through symbiogenesis, and ice-burrowing worms known for generating heat. Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The Horse (Equus caballus) is a sizeable ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Anger is a term for the emotional aspect of aggression, as a basic aspect of the stress response in animals whereby a perceived aggravating stimulus provokes a counterresponse which is likewise aggravating and threatening of violence. ... Amoeba is a genus of protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopods, and is well-known as a representative unicellular organism. ... Symbiogenesis is a theory of evolution. ...


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WOT:Geography:Andor (732 words)
Andor is located in the center of the Westlands.
TDR,Ch37 - Andor and Cairhien have fought nearly as many wars as Illian and Tear, but they are currently on good terms.
ACoS,Ch3 - Rand intends the thrones of Andor and Cairhien for Elayne.
Andor - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki (329 words)
One of Worf's suggestions for his honeymoon with Jadzia was a mountain climbing expedition on Andor.
Andor may be another name for Andoria, homeworld of the Andorians.
Andor was mentioned as a small note on a very large star chart graphic created for TNG: "Conspiracy." It was the image behind the chair in the room where Dexter Remmick was killed.
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