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'''Gao''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Edod''', is a remote [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] in the [[Cordoba system]] that survived the [[Human-Covenant War]]. While | '''Gao''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Edod''', is a remote [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] in the [[Cordoba system]] that survived the [[Human-Covenant War]]. While originally under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]], the world was a major component of the [[Insurrection]], and gained its independence during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. As such, both the people and the [[Gao Republic|colonial government]] of Gao maintain a strong sense of national identity and anti-UEG sentiments are commonplace.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Chapter=14}} The planet's [[Montero]] region was home to a [[Montero Cave System|vast cavern system]] — in fact [[Covert Support Base 4276|an artificial Forerunner construct]] designed to support the [[Maginot Line]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Last Light|Page=36 (Google Play edition)}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== |