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'''Alta Base''' is a military outpost on the surface of [[Detritus]], directly above [[Igneous Cavern]]. It
== Geography ==
Alta Base sits over 120 kilometers west of a mountain range. Anti-aircraft (AA) guns protect the base
It contains the only trees on Detritus.{{book ref|sky1|7}}
On duty pilots live and work at Alta Base and are rotated down into the Deep Caverns at different intervals in order to protect some of the DDF forces in the case that Alta is destroyed by a lifebuster. If a lifebuster is dropped directly on Alta Base it would also destroy Igneous Caverns which can be found underground beneath the base. ▼
== Features ==
Flight School is located at Alta Base, with cadets training and living at the base. Cadets are housed in the same buildings as full pilots and share facilities with these pilots. Spensa is denied lodging at Alta Base during her time as a cadet and instead stays in the cave close where she first discovered M-Bot.▼
=== Flight School ===
▲[[Flight
=== Elevators ===
Public elevators are available to take people to Igneous Caverns about 200 meters from the base proper,{{book ref|sky1|7}} however, they are quite slow and prone to breaking.{{book ref|sky1|11}}{{book ref|sky1|9}} In comparison, it is possible to travel from Alta Base to the [[deep caverns]] in less than five minutes,{{book ref|sky1|52}} although the journey normally takes closer to fifteen.{{book ref|sky1|15}}
=== Housing ===
▲On duty DDF pilots live and work at Alta Base and are rotated down into the
Civilian housing makes up a town within Alta Base, filled with homes for the farmers of the land past the base, as well as shops.
=== Private Hangars ===
Private hangars, near the public elevators, allow rich citizens such as Jorgen Weight to park hovercars while they visit the base.{{book ref|sky1|11}}
== History ==
In the beginning, Alta Base had been cloaked to hide it from the [[varvax|Krell]], in an attempt to build up a defense force against the aliens using ship factories in Igneous Cavern
The
== Notes ==
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