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|image=Northern Kremisphere DKC3 map.png
|image=[[File:Northern Kremisphere DKC3 map.png|256px]]
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|inhabitants=[[Brothers Bear]], [[Banana Bird]]s
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'' ([[List of games by date#1997|1997]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country 3]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]]) ([[List of games by date#2005|2005]])
}}
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{{quote2|Gone exploring the islands with DK. Back tomorrow!|[[Diddy Kong]]|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}
{{quote|Dear [[Dixie Kong|Dixie]]<br>Gone exploring the islands with [[Donkey Kong|DK]], Back tomorrow!<br>--[[Diddy Kong|Diddy]]|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' instruction booklet, page 5}}
The '''Northern Kremisphere''' (also referred to as '''[[Donkey Kong Country (disambiguation)|Donkey Kong Country]]'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 90|date=November 1996|page=26|quote=Kremwood Forest demonstrates more of the diversity of the islands of Donkey Kong Country.|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> or '''Kong Country'''<ref>{{cite|date=December 1996|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 91|page=61|quote=Somewhere in the Kaos Kore lurks the most menacing mechanical monster in the history of Kong Country.}}</ref>) is the main setting and the overworld of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''. It is located to the south of [[Donkey Kong Island]], as the nearest mainland in that direction.<ref>{{cite|date=1996|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=5}}</ref> [[Koco]]s are said to patrol the waters of Donkey Kong Island,<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=19|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref> despite only appearing in the region explicitly labeled the Northern Kremisphere. [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Kiddy Kong]] travel to the Northern Kremisphere in both games. The name "Northern Kremisphere" is a pun on the {{wp|Northern Hemisphere}}, the top half of the [[Earth]], and the setting is inspired by {{wp|Canada}} and {{wp|Europe#List of states and territories|northern European countries}}.


The '''Northern Kremisphere''' is the name of the area [[Dixie Kong]] and her cousin [[Kiddy Kong]] travel through in ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''.
As evidenced by its landscape, the Northern Kremisphere is a broad region with a temperate to frigid climate. The Northern Kremisphere is different from the main overworld from each of the two previous ''Donkey Kong Country'' games because the Kongs have more freedom to explore the Northern Kremisphere map by swimming in its lakes, rather than just follow a set path between the worlds. They can also explore the map to find some [[secret cave]]s. Dixie and Kiddy can rent watercraft from [[Funky's Rentals]], as it is more effective for traveling on the water between the islands. There are many redwood and fir trees around the mountains, plateaus and plains alike. The [[Kremling]]s have polluted and industrialized some areas, such as [[Mekanos]].


As evidenced by its landscape, the Northern Kremisphere is a broad region with a temperate to frigid climate, rather than tropical as on [[Donkey Kong Island]]. Due to the large number of lakes, navigation across Northern Kremisphere is done by various watercrafts which can be obtained at [[Funky's Rentals]]. The flora of the Northern Kremisphere adheres to its climate, being composed of numerous species of redwood and fir trees dominating the mountains, plateaus and plains. For the most part, the nature in the region is well-preserved, but the industrial [[Kremling]] constructions have generated pollution in select areas such as [[Mekanos]], now filled with pipelines, warehouses, and lumber mills.
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!''===
Months after [[Crocodile Isle]] disappears from the map,<ref name="manual">{{cite|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' instruction booklet|page=4|language=en-us}}</ref> the mainland is invaded by [[Kremling]] remnants where they build their industrial bases.<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|page=54|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''FIRE-BALL FRENZY''' The Krem Company factory operates around the clock, and Karbine is there to ensure that the Kremlings keep their noses to the grindstone. A productive Kremling is a happy Kremling!}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|page=76|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''KRACK-SHOT KROC''' After the Kaos debacle at Mekanos, a subsidiary of Kremling Industries relocated to K3. Security is tight at the factory. There’s even talk about a hired gun working there.}}</ref> When [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] go missing for two days, the entire mainland is dominated by the [[Kremling Krew]] where their robotic leader, [[KAOS]], is created.{{ref needed}}


Months ago after [[Crocodile Isle]] disappears from the map<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1996, p. 4</ref>, the mainland is invaded by [[Kremling]] remnants where they build their industrial bases.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 54</ref><ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 76</ref> When [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] go missing for two days, the entire mainland is dominated by the [[Kremling Krew]] where their robotic leader, [[KAOS]], is created.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 1</ref> During the events of ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'', Dixie and Kiddy Kong travel to the Northern Kremisphere in search of DK and Diddy and to investigate the recent appearance of Kremlings there. In their quest, they travel through many places, from the serene [[Lake Orangatanga]] to the freezing summit of [[K3]], and eventually discover [[Krematoa]], a secret island revealed from the depths of Northern Kremisphere's waters. Eventually, Dixie and Kiddy defeat [[King K. Rool]] for the last time, freeing the island from the Kremlings' control and saving DK, Diddy and all of the [[Banana Bird]]s.
During the events of ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'', Dixie and Kiddy travel to the Northern Kremisphere in search of DK and Diddy. They travel through many worlds and eventually discover [[Krematoa]], a secret island revealed from the depths of Northern Kremisphere's waters. Eventually, Dixie and Kiddy reach [[Kaos Kore]], where they defeat KAOS and its creator, [[King K. Rool|Baron K. Roolenstein]], and rescue Donkey Kong and Diddy. After defeating Baron K. Roolenstein a second time, Dixie and Kiddy can rescue the [[Banana Queen]], who then flies around the Northern Kremisphere map after Baron K. Roolenstein, who is riding a Hover Craft, and drops an egg on him.


In ''Donkey Kong Land III'', Dixie and Kiddy return to the Kremisphere to search for the fabled [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]. In their journey, they explore several new areas, such as [[Cape Codswallop]] and [[Primate Plains]].
The following locations appear in the Northern Kremisphere:


The Northern Kremisphere, despite its name, is located to the south of [[Donkey Kong Island]].<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Instruction Booklet, Nintendo, 1996, p. 5</ref> The region is within swimming distance of Donkey Kong Island, and is the nearest mainland to the south of the island.  Given its proximity, and the fact that [[Wrinkly Kong]] and other members of the [[Kong Family]] live in the region, it is possible that the Northern Kremisphere is part of the greater chain of DK Isles.  This is also supported by the fact that [[Koco]]s are stated to patrol the waters of Donkey Kong Island, despite only appearing in the region explicitly labelled the Northern Kremisphere.
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;South
==Locations==
===''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''===
====Lower====
*[[Wrinkly's Save Cave]]
*[[Wrinkly's Save Cave]]
*[[Bazaar's General Store]]
*[[Bazaar's General Store]]
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*[[Kremwood Forest]] (world 2)
*[[Kremwood Forest]] (world 2)
*[[Blunder's Booth]]
*[[Blunder's Booth]]
 
;Center
====Middle====
*[[Cotton Top Cove]] (world 3)
*[[Cotton-Top Cove]] (world 3)
*[[Bramble's Bungalow]]
*[[Bramble's Bungalow]]
*[[Mekanos]] (world 4)
*[[Mekanos]] (world 4)
*[[Krematoa]] (secret world)
*[[Krematoa]] (secret world)
 
;North
====Upper====
*[[K3]] (world 5)
*[[K3]] (world 5)
*[[Barter's Swap Shop]]
*[[Barter's Swap Shop]]
*[[Razor Ridge]] (world 6)
*[[Razor Ridge]] (world 6)
*[[Pacifica]] (only [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]])
*[[Pacifica]] ([[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]-exclusive world 7)
*[[KAOS Kore]] (world 7)
*[[Kaos Kore]] (world 7 [SNES] / world 8 [GBA])
}}
 
===''Donkey Kong Land III''===
In ''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]'', Dixie and Kiddy return to the Northern Kremisphere to search for the fabled [[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]],<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1997|title=''Donkey Kong Land III'' instruction booklet|page=2}}</ref> exploring different places than they had in ''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'':


===''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]''===
*[[Cape Codswallop]]
*[[Cape Codswallop]]
*[[Primate Plains]]
*[[Primate Plains]]
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*[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]
*[[Lost World (Donkey Kong Land III)|Lost World]]


== Gallery ==
==Profiles==
*'''Player's Guide:''' ''There are eight areas to explore in the Northern Kremisphere. Not counting Bear cabins, Secret Caves or major baddie hangouts, that means you have over forty levels to conquer before finishing the game. Rumor has it — and it might just be simian senility — that Cranky Kong covered all the levels and found everything in five hours and fifteen minutes!''<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble'' Player's Guide|page=4|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996}}</ref>
*'''''Nintendo Power'' vol. 89:''' ''Kong Country has changed quite a bit since your last adventure.''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 89|date=October 1996|page=33|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref>
*'''Instruction booklet (Game Boy Advance version):''' ''There are nine areas to explore in this part of the world, not counting secret caves, Kremling hideout's and Brother Bear residences. That gives you over fifty levels to conquer before the end of your journey!''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2005|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3'' (GBA) instruction booklet|page=20}}</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Northern Kremisphere (incomplete).png|''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]''
Northern Kremisphere render.png|Render
Northern Kremsiphere DKC3 GBA.png|World map in the Game Boy Advance remake
Northern Kremsiphere DKC3 GBA.png|World map in the Game Boy Advance remake
Northern Kremisphere (DKLIII).png|''[[Donkey Kong Land III]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=クレミス島
|Jap=クレミス{{hover|島|とう}}<ref>''Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō''「クレミス{{hover|島|とう}}マップ」fold-out</ref>
|JapR=Kuremisu-tō
|JapR=Kuremisu-tō
|JapM=Kremis Island
|JapM=Kremis Island
|Spa=Kremisferio Norte
|SpaM=Northern Kremisphere
|Fre=Krémisphère Nord
|FreM=Northern Kremisphere
|Ger=Nördliche Kremisphäre
|GerM=Northern Kremisphere
|Ita=Kremisfero Nord (''DKC3'')<br>Paese di Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Country (''DKL3'')
|ItaM=Northern Kremisphere<br>Donkey Kong('s) Country
}}
==Media==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name "Northern Kremisphere" is a pun on the {{wp|Northern Hemisphere}}, a real part of [[Earth]].
*According to the game's official Player's Guide, a supposed, in-universe rumor claims that [[Cranky Kong]] covered all of the levels in the Northern Kremisphere and found everything by five hours and fifteen minutes.<ref>{{cite|author=Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda|title=''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide|page=4|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=1996|quote='''NORTHERN KREMISPHERE''' There are eight areas to explore in the Northern Kremisphere. Not counting Bear cabins, Secret Caves or major baddie hangouts, that means you have over forty levels to conquer before finishing the game. Rumor has it — and it might just be simian senility — that Cranky Kong covered all the levels and found everything in five hours and fifteen minutes!}}</ref> This is supported by the ranking seen in-game upon completing the game 103%.
*According to the game's official Player's Guide, a supposed, in-universe rumor claims that [[Cranky Kong]] covered all of the levels in the Northern Kremisphere and found everything by five hours and fifteen minutes.<ref>''Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' Player's Guide, Nintendo, 1996, p. 4</ref>


==References==
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Northern Kremisphere
Map rip of the Northern Kremisphere, from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES)
First appearance Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)
Latest appearance Donkey Kong Country 3 (Game Boy Advance) (2005)
Inhabitants Brothers Bear, Banana Birds
“Dear Dixie
Gone exploring the islands with DK, Back tomorrow!
--Diddy
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet, page 5

The Northern Kremisphere (also referred to as Donkey Kong Country[1] or Kong Country[2]) is the main setting and the overworld of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! and Donkey Kong Land III. It is located to the south of Donkey Kong Island, as the nearest mainland in that direction.[3] Kocos are said to patrol the waters of Donkey Kong Island,[4] despite only appearing in the region explicitly labeled the Northern Kremisphere. Dixie Kong and Kiddy Kong travel to the Northern Kremisphere in both games. The name "Northern Kremisphere" is a pun on the Northern Hemisphere, the top half of the Earth, and the setting is inspired by Canada and northern European countries.

As evidenced by its landscape, the Northern Kremisphere is a broad region with a temperate to frigid climate. The Northern Kremisphere is different from the main overworld from each of the two previous Donkey Kong Country games because the Kongs have more freedom to explore the Northern Kremisphere map by swimming in its lakes, rather than just follow a set path between the worlds. They can also explore the map to find some secret caves. Dixie and Kiddy can rent watercraft from Funky's Rentals, as it is more effective for traveling on the water between the islands. There are many redwood and fir trees around the mountains, plateaus and plains alike. The Kremlings have polluted and industrialized some areas, such as Mekanos.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble![edit]

Months after Crocodile Isle disappears from the map,[5] the mainland is invaded by Kremling remnants where they build their industrial bases.[6][7] When Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong go missing for two days, the entire mainland is dominated by the Kremling Krew where their robotic leader, KAOS, is created.[citation needed]

During the events of Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Dixie and Kiddy travel to the Northern Kremisphere in search of DK and Diddy. They travel through many worlds and eventually discover Krematoa, a secret island revealed from the depths of Northern Kremisphere's waters. Eventually, Dixie and Kiddy reach Kaos Kore, where they defeat KAOS and its creator, Baron K. Roolenstein, and rescue Donkey Kong and Diddy. After defeating Baron K. Roolenstein a second time, Dixie and Kiddy can rescue the Banana Queen, who then flies around the Northern Kremisphere map after Baron K. Roolenstein, who is riding a Hover Craft, and drops an egg on him.

The following locations appear in the Northern Kremisphere:

South
Center
North

Donkey Kong Land III[edit]

In Donkey Kong Land III, Dixie and Kiddy return to the Northern Kremisphere to search for the fabled Lost World,[8] exploring different places than they had in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!:

Profiles[edit]

  • Player's Guide: There are eight areas to explore in the Northern Kremisphere. Not counting Bear cabins, Secret Caves or major baddie hangouts, that means you have over forty levels to conquer before finishing the game. Rumor has it — and it might just be simian senility — that Cranky Kong covered all the levels and found everything in five hours and fifteen minutes![9]
  • Nintendo Power vol. 89: Kong Country has changed quite a bit since your last adventure.[10]
  • Instruction booklet (Game Boy Advance version): There are nine areas to explore in this part of the world, not counting secret caves, Kremling hideout's and Brother Bear residences. That gives you over fifty levels to conquer before the end of your journey![11]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クレミス[12]
Kuremisu-tō
Kremis Island
French Krémisphère Nord[?] Northern Kremisphere
German Nördliche Kremisphäre[?] Northern Kremisphere
Italian Kremisfero Nord (DKC3)
Paese di Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Country (DKL3)
[?]
Northern Kremisphere
Donkey Kong('s) Country
Spanish Kremisferio Norte[?] Northern Kremisphere

Media[edit]

Audio.svg Northern Kremisphere - The main map theme from Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
File infoMedia:Northern Kremisphere 1.oga
Audio.svg Krematoa Koncerto - Secret world theme in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, which is an arrangement of "Northern Kremisphere".
File infoMedia:DKC3 OST Krematoa Koncerto.oga
Audio.svg Sub-Map Shuffle - The theme that plays in each area of the Northern Kremisphere in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
File infoMedia:Submap Shuffle.oga
Audio.svg Northern Kremisphere - The main map theme from Donkey Kong Land III
File infoMedia:DKL3 OST Northern Kremisphere.oga
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Trivia[edit]

  • According to the game's official Player's Guide, a supposed, in-universe rumor claims that Cranky Kong covered all of the levels in the Northern Kremisphere and found everything by five hours and fifteen minutes.[13] This is supported by the ranking seen in-game upon completing the game 103%.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kremwood Forest demonstrates more of the diversity of the islands of Donkey Kong Country." – November 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 90. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 26.
  2. ^ "Somewhere in the Kaos Kore lurks the most menacing mechanical monster in the history of Kong Country." – December 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 91. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 61.
  3. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 5.
  4. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 19.
  5. ^ 1996. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  6. ^ "FIRE-BALL FRENZY The Krem Company factory operates around the clock, and Karbine is there to ensure that the Kremlings keep their noses to the grindstone. A productive Kremling is a happy Kremling!" – Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 54.
  7. ^ "KRACK-SHOT KROC After the Kaos debacle at Mekanos, a subsidiary of Kremling Industries relocated to K3. Security is tight at the factory. There’s even talk about a hired gun working there." – Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 76.
  8. ^ 1997. Donkey Kong Land III instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  9. ^ Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  10. ^ October 1996. Nintendo Power Volume 89. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 33.
  11. ^ 2005. Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 20.
  12. ^ Super Donkey Kong 3: Nazo no Kremis-tō「クレミスマップ」fold-out
  13. ^ "NORTHERN KREMISPHERE There are eight areas to explore in the Northern Kremisphere. Not counting Bear cabins, Secret Caves or major baddie hangouts, that means you have over forty levels to conquer before finishing the game. Rumor has it — and it might just be simian senility — that Cranky Kong covered all the levels and found everything in five hours and fifteen minutes!" – Owsen, Dan, Kent Miller, and Paul Shinoda (1996). Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.