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Volan II was the inhabited second planet orbiting the primary Volan, in the Alpha Quadrant. This colony was one of the Volan colonies.

This planet was the site of a Federation colony in the mid-24th century. In 2370, the planet changed governments to the Cardassian Union when it was located on the Cardassian side of the Demilitarized Zone after the Federation-Cardassian Treaty.

William Samuels and his wife Louise Samuels came to the colony in 2350. Until 2370, when he left the planet for Deep Space 9 to take part in a Maquis plot to bomb the Bok'Nor, William Samuels was employed as a farmer for the colony. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")

Background information[]

This planet was only mentioned in dialogue.

According to the script, the pronunciation for Volan was "VOE-lahn". [1]

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 47) and the Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Volan II was located in the Volan system.

According to StarTrek.com, this primary was named Volan. Furthermore, it was stated that Volan II was a M-class planet. [2](X)

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