Ape Island

Introduction
Ape Island, located in the upper, Northern half of the Calm Belt, is the home island of the race of hominids known simply as the Bigfeet; creatures who resemble half man and half ape. Due to its location, very few venture far out to Ape Island, and as a result, only a handful of people even know of the Bigfeet's existance. Those that do (like the higher-ups within the Marines, the Shichibukai, or the stronger pirate crews of the world) often do their best to avoid the island at all costs, due to its residents' reputation for violent attacks on outsiders (though through some investigation, this is merely a misinterpretation of the Bigfeet; as some have been shown to be quite friendly and hospitable towards newcomers.) Nonetheless, wise sailors tend to mind their own business and leave the Bigfeet alone, for fear that they might incur the creatures' wrath if provoked. So far, despite attempts to claim the island in the past, Ape Island remains outside the control of the World Government to this very day; being no more than a wild, jungle-infested paradise for its inhabitants.

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Geography
Ape Island is of a moderate size, neither being too big or too small, but just right for a large enough population of Bigfeet to survive there (alongside the various other flora and fauna of the island.) Being a jungle island, Ape Island is overrun by large masses of trees and plant-like undergrowth; with a tropical climate to sustain such a vibrant amount of plant-life. To the North is a large mountain range, which has its top completely blanketed by snow, due to the elevation that the various peaks have reached. Beyond that is a small archipelago that hovers just off the shore of the main island. Combined with the archipelago to the North, Ape Island interestingly enough appears to be in the shape of a primate's foot (primate in this case, referring to more of a human foot than anything else.) The main island looks like this, due to it having an elongated, yet oval-like shape to it, while the archipelago plays the role of the island's "toes."

The archipelago to the North is merely 5 round, dotted island's of various shapes, with the largest of the 5 being in the same location as that of the big toe on a person's foot. The islands seem to decrease in size the further down they go alongside the main island's Northern coast; until all that's left is the smallest island, acting as the main island's "pinky toe." While the large majority of the population live on the main island, there has been enough strong evidence to prove that some Bigfeet do indeed live on the archipelago to the North, no matter how much more difficult it is to live there, due to the smaller resources they have.

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Government
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Citizens

 * Hanuman: Pirate. Epithet, "Monkey Man Hanuman."
 * Hanuman's parents: Presumed deceased. Captured by slavetraders.
 * Yeren's mother: Status unknown.

Trivia

 * Ape Island was named after a real life location where there have been countless eyewitness reports of Sasquatch encounters. This real life location is Vancouver Island, otherwise known as "Ape Island," in British Columbia, Canada.
 * Despite being half Bigfoot, Yeren of The Colossal Pirates did not in fact originate from Ape Island. Yeren states that his home island was elsewhere, but that his mother came from Ape Island.

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