Izar

A heavily populated world with extensive port facilities, Izar is the third planet of five orbiting a small orange star in the Epsilon Bootis binary system. The other star in the system is a small blue dwarf.

An early Earth colony, Izar is now a totally independent world that is heavily populated, despite a reputation for having some of the most severe weather in the Federation. High winds, dust storms, and tornadoes are commonplace. As a result, much of Izar's city area exists underground, since the planet is geologically stable and earthquakes are virtually unknown there.

Starfleet's Kharicson Training Base is located there, on the continent of Pangaea. This facility is one of the major shuttlecraft flight instruction centers currently in use. New Seattle, the largest city and planetary capital, is the home of the Izar Institute of Meteorology, the Federation's most extensive weather-study center.

Izar is perhaps best known as the home of Garth, on of the most brilliant starship captains ever to serve Starfleet. His exploits are required reading at Starfleet Academy, and many cadets regard him as something of a legendary hero.

Reference(s)

• Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation, New York: Pocket Books, 1989. ISBN: 0-671-66989-3.