Icaria

Icaria was a relatively large, northern island continent on Hope. It was consisted primarily of tall mountain ranges and woodlands forests. This continent contained no major cities. It's natural desolation and wilderness may have been the reason why it was the first location to be struck by the Covenant during the Loss of Hope. During that battle, it was also the location where multiple Covenant Spires (including the Covenant Super-Spire) were dropped, in order to cloak the presence of the large invading fleet.