Northern Dune Sea

Northern Dune Sea
General information
Location	Tatooine
Points of interest	Boba Fett's Palace Great Pit of Carkoon

"Jabba's Palace is on the far side of the Dune Sea. We'd better hurry if we're gonna make it by morning."

―Anakin Skywalker, to Ahsoka Tano

The Northern Dune Sea was a region of the Dune Sea, a large expanse of desert on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine. The palace of Jabba the Hutt was one of the most prominent features in the Northern Dune Sea, with another being the Great Pit of Carkoon and the sarlaac that resides in it.

Appearances

Star Wars: Galactic Defense Mace Windu 2 Star Wars Battlefront II (DLC) Hyperspace Stories 6 Star Wars: The Clone Wars film Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ambush" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bombad Jedi" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dooku Captured" (In flashback(s)) Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Sphere of Influence" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Evil Plans" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hunt for Ziro" Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Eminence" "Everyone's a Critic" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) Star Wars (2015) 15 Han Solo & Chewbacca 1 Han Solo & Chewbacca 10 "The Hoojib Menace" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 "Not for Nothing" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) "The Sand Will Provide" — Star Wars (2015) 37 Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4 (In flashback(s)) The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel "You Owe Me a Ride" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) Darth Vader (2015) 1 Star Wars (2015) 4 Star Wars (2015) 34 Age of Rebellion - Jabba the Hutt 1 "Tales of Villainy: Done Dirty" — Star Wars Adventures (2020) 11 Choose Your Destiny: An Escape Mission Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Boba Fett - The Bounty Hunter" Star Wars (2020) 10 Star Wars (2020) 11 War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1 War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt 1 War of the Bounty Hunters 1 War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-LOM & Zuckuss 1 Star Wars (2020) 14 Bounty Hunters 14 War of the Bounty Hunters 5 Star Wars (2020) 18 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 22 (Appears in imagination) Dark Droids 1 Star Wars (2020) 37 Dark Droids: D-Squad 4 Star Wars (2020) 38 Star Wars (2020) 39 Dark Droids 5 Bounty Hunters 41 Star Wars (2020) 44 (In flashback(s)) Star Wars (2020) 49 (Appears in hologram) "Duel of the Reprobates" — Revelations (2023) 1 Bounty Hunters 42 Tales from the Rancor Pit "Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Galactic Tales: Valnir and Laizhu" — Star Wars Insider 222 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook) Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD Rescue from Jabba's Palace "Rescue from Jabba's Palace" — Star Wars Galactic Adventures (reprinted in 5-Minute Star Wars Stories; 5-Minute Star Wars Villain Stories; and Star Wars Galactic Stories: 7 Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away....) Return of the Jedi – Jabba's Palace 1 Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Leia and Han - The Han Rescue" "The Plan" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Kickback" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Fortuna Favors the Bold" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Satisfaction" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Reputation" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "Fancy Man" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) "My Mouth Never Closes" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) The Princess and the Scoundrel (and audiobook) (Mentioned only) Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1 (In flashback(s)) Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 2 The Mandalorian Season 2 Junior Novel Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue" Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land" The Book of Boba Fett Junior Novel Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine" Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa" Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger" Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor" Bloodline (and audiobook) (Appears in hologram) The Legends of Luke Skywalker (and audiobook) Galaxy's Edge 2 (In flashback(s)) "Tales from Wild Space: Majordomo, Major Problems" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 23 (In flashback(s))

Non-canon appearances

• Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi
• Disney Infinity 3.0
• "Boba's Bounty" — LEGO Star Wars 82 (In flashback(s))
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (In flashback(s))
• "Action in Mos Espa" — LEGO Star Wars 100

Sources

• Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Northern Dune Sea)
• Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Ponds Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4 (Picture only)
• Rise of the Separatists
• Star Wars: Creatures Big & Small (Picture only)
• Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "The Book of Boba Fett"
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy

Notes and references

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