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Because the Covenant have been spacefaring for over two millennia,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> and possess far superior [[astrogation|slipstream navigation]] technology to humanity, they have explored a significantly larger portion of the galaxy than humanity has. Based primarily in the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way, it is unknown if they maintain territories outside of the region, but there are several homeworlds and colonies located in the Orion Arm. Additionally, the Covenant have discovered and explored several Forerunner [[shield world]]s as well as other Forerunner artifacts, from which they have acquired much of their advanced technology. | Because the Covenant have been spacefaring for over two millennia,<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 30''</ref> and possess far superior [[astrogation|slipstream navigation]] technology to humanity, they have explored a significantly larger portion of the galaxy than humanity has. Based primarily in the [[Orion Arm]] of the Milky Way, it is unknown if they maintain territories outside of the region, but there are several homeworlds and colonies located in the Orion Arm. Additionally, the Covenant have discovered and explored several Forerunner [[shield world]]s as well as other Forerunner artifacts, from which they have acquired much of their advanced technology. | ||
The [[Human-Covenant War]] has devastated numerous human worlds, but at least one [[Covenant]] world, [[Joyous Exultation]], was devastated by [[Danforth Whitcomb|Admiral Whitcomb]]'s [[NOVA bomb]] in retribution for the destruction of [[Reach]]. It is unknown if the Brute | The [[Human-Covenant War]] has devastated numerous human worlds, but at least one [[Covenant]] world, [[Joyous Exultation]], was devastated by [[Danforth Whitcomb|Admiral Whitcomb]]'s [[NOVA bomb]] in retribution for the destruction of [[Reach]]. It is unknown if the Brute and Sangheili-led Covenant destroyed worlds under the control of the other faction during the [[Great Schism]], but both [[Taming of the Hunters|Te]] and [[Unggoy Rebellion|Balaho]], the Lekgolo and Unggoy homeworlds respectively, were almost [[glassed]] during the [[Covenant]]'s history. | ||
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