Forgotten City

Who would've guessed that the Forgotten City was underneath the ruins... You'll see what awaits Aeris here...

The northern continent is mostly covered in snow and ice, except for the southernmost areas which are temperate enough to support boreal forests. This area contains the excavation site at Bone Village and beyond that, the mysterious Sleeping Forest. In Advent Children, Cloud is ambushed there by Kadaj's group. Past the forest is the Forgotten City, the capital of the Cetra civilization, exhibiting such unusual structures as homes made from giant helical shells. North and west of the Forgotten City are mountains beyond which the climate becomes polar. Icicle Lodge, Aerith Gainsborough's snowy birthplace, is where the snowboarding mini-game can be played for the first time. The Northern Cave, also called Northern Crater, is the original impact site of Jenova. The WEAPONs slept under the ice, encased in frozen Mako here for thousands of years following their creation. The remaining portion of Sephiroth's body emerged here after traveling through the Lifestream and became encased in a Mako crystal. The crater is also the site of the Jenova Reunion.