Small, random questions about RotE that still bother you (spoilers all RotE books)

[erikh]

Sorry to add to the amount of questions being asked!
I was wondering about a few things relating to the maps...if anyone has any answers or even guesses it would help ease my curiosity.
1) Where exactly are the pirate isles? At first I thought that they were the islands along the Cursed Shores, like Last island, Shield Wall island, etc. Then it seemed like they weren't actually on the map as islands, but as a gray area that appeared to be mainland. Which one of these more closely matches the book?
2) Is it at all possible that Gernia and the Six Duchies/Bingtown continents are actually on the same world? Any hints to this or to the contrary?
3) Why aren't the OutIslands on the map?

Thanks to anyone who can help.