Akra

Akra is a town in western South District, Beak Horn Parish. The town is located on a 2.4 kilometres wide isthmus between the Discovery Bay and Northern Angel Bay. Lake Lotus is located within the town's borders further separating the isthmus in two. The town is the destination of Azure-Akra railway.

Akra exists only as a beach resort and the administrative centre of the Beak Horn Parish.

Geography
25 000 years ago during Thor's Peak eruption the volcano collapsed resulting in a caldera. The caldera later was filled with water creating Lake Lotus. Most of the debris from the eruption precipitated in the water thus creating an underwater plain. The coastal waters are shallow and one can go as far as kilometer into the sea by foot. Approximately 20 000 years ago the volcanic activity in the region resumed and thus the current Thor's Peak was created. Since then no volcanic activity in the South District has been observed.

The town is located on an isthmus, in it's narrowest part where it is 2.4 kilometres wide, betweeen Discovery Bay and Northern Angel Bay. A lake can be found in the central part of the town separating it into Eastside which performs administrative, trade and tourism functions and Westside which is more of a residential area. This part of the town is flat with average height - only 3 m above sea level. Southern part of the town is littered with craggy hills where they reach as high as 90 metres. This part of the town is poorly populated with just a few suburban villas. It is considered an exclusive quarter because it provides amazing view of the town and the Thor's Peak. The northern part of the town holds the massive Thor's Peak with it's height of 563 metres. The mountain itself is protected and only a couple of buildings including Akra Observatory have been built on it's peak. Revolutionary Lake is located on the top of the mountain; it is named in honor of revolutionaries that took their part in the Synian Revolution. Rainbow Falls drops lake's waters to the Lake Lotus below.

Education
Secondary education in Akra can be obtained in Westside High School and Eastside High School.

Famous citizens

 * Alton Alois (1749 - 1812) - Creator of Synian grammar
 * Leo Hamingway (1791 - 1834) - Biologist, founder of Azure Zoo
 * Rebecca Eriksson (1835 - 1911) - Suffragette
 * Anne Frieder (1899 - 1965) - Cultural worker
 * Jimmy Wollis (1937 - 2002) - Prime minister of Synia (1966 - 1975)
 * Edgar Andrews (1967) - Ice hockey player
 * Kimi Sato (1991) - Singer