Locations
Fictional locations
This section is concerned with all the locations from the animated series and the books. The world Alfred Jodocus Kwak and the other characters inhabit is based on the real world. However, not all continents are given a proper name in the story itself, which makes most of the world building a little bit of guesswork.
Europe
This continent is never given a name in the series, but it contains all the countries based on real-life European countries.
Groot Waterland
- (lit. "Great Waterland")
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This country is based on the Netherlands.[1] This country is home to most of the protagonists of the animated series. It contains Polderstad, the King's castle and Waterslag among other places.
Breed Rietland
- (lit. "Wide Reedland")
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This country is likely based on Germany. This assumption is based on the geographical location in the series, Herman van Veen's connection to Germany.
Morena
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This location is likely based on Monaco.[1] The city depicted in episode 50 is likely called Monte Carla (city), which is named in the song with the same name.
France
The song Monte Carla clarifies that the language they speak in the city of Monte Carla is Frands[note 1] inferring that there is a France equivalence in this world.
Arlon continent
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This is the only continent in the series given a name, and it's likely based on Africa.[2]
Thuisland
- (lit. "Homeland")
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The inclusion of Thuisland on this continent is not based on mentions in the animated series itself, but based on the inclusion of the character designs of Kwa and Blanche Wana in the story that's set on this continent[3]. While their appearance was cut in the final episodes, Thuisland was mostly based on South Africa.
Het Land van de Piramiden
- (lit. "The Land of the Pyramids")
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Het Land van de Piramiden is very likely to be based on Egypt, as both are famous for their Pyramids.
Unknown continent
Here is a list of countries that have not been confirmed to be in a certain continent.
Dor Hongerland
- (lit. "Dry Hungerland")
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While it is highly possible this is a country set in Africa, and therefore likely on the Arlon continent, it is technically never confirmed.
Seas and oceans
This is an overview of islands, seas and oceans that are mentioned in the series.
De zee-engte van Gebral
- (lit. "The strait of Gebral")
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This is the strait that Colonel Rang Pang was stationed at, while Alfred Jodocus Kwak and Henk de Mol tried to pass through in the direction of the South Pole on their rubber boat.
Aroba
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The island that moved a small amount every year and eventually turned out to be on the back of a turtle.[4]
De Noord Meeuwenzee
- (lit. "The North Seagullsea")
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De Noord Meeuwenzee contains the Beton Maatschappij drilling rig and Atlantis under the sea floor.
Real-life locations
These are non-fictional locations related to Alfred Jodocus Kwak
The Netherlands
De Paltz estate
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This is Herman van Veen's and Harlekijn Holland's estate, which houses several theaters and the Herman van Veen Arts Center. The estate is open all days of the week from 8:00 to 18:00, and the Herman van Veen Arts Center Gallery and Gallery Café is open from Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00.
Notes
- ↑ 'Frands' is an intentional mispronunciation of the Dutch word 'Frans', which in this case refers to the French language.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Het casino" [The casino]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 2. Episode 50. 1991-02-03. VARA.
- ↑ "De regenboog" [The rainbow]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 2. Episode 49. 1991-02-23. VARA.
- ↑
Siepermann, Harald; Bacher, Hans (1988). Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak. Duesseldorf - West-Germany.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Op vakantie" [On a holiday]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 2. Episode 30. 1990-07-08. VARA.