Andor (Star Trek)

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

For the land from J. R. R. Tolkien's works ("the given land"), see Númenor.

Andor
Class:	Minshara-Class
Quadrant:	Alpha
Affiliation:	Federation

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.

Prior to the formation of the United Federation of Planets, it was the capital 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 proximity to Betazed, Earth, Tellar, and Vulcan.

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.

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.

[edit] External link

Andoria article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.