diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -1351,7 +1351,10 @@ STR_CONFIG_SETTING_INDUSTRY_DENSITY_HELP
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OIL_REF_EDGE_DISTANCE                        :Maximum distance from edge for Oil industries: {STRING2}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_OIL_REF_EDGE_DISTANCE_HELPTEXT               :Limit for how far from the map border oil refineries and oil rigs can be constructed. On island maps this ensures they are near the coast. On maps larger than 256 tiles, this value is scaled up.
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOWLINE_HEIGHT                              :Snow line height: {STRING2}
-STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOWLINE_HEIGHT_HELPTEXT                     :Control at what height snow starts in sub-arctic landscape. Snow also affects industry generation and town growth requirements
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOWLINE_HEIGHT_HELPTEXT                     :Controls at what height snow starts in sub-arctic landscape. Snow also affects industry generation and town growth requirements. Can only be modified via Scenario Editor or is otherwise calculated via "snow coverage"
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOW_COVERAGE                                :Snow coverage: {STRING2}
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOW_COVERAGE_HELPTEXT                       :Controls the approximate amount of snow on the sub-arctic landscape. Snow also affects industry generation and town growth requirements. Only used during map generation. Land just above sea level is always without snow
+STR_CONFIG_SETTING_SNOW_COVERAGE_VALUE                          :{NUM}%
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ROUGHNESS_OF_TERRAIN                         :Roughness of terrain: {STRING2}
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ROUGHNESS_OF_TERRAIN_HELPTEXT                :(TerraGenesis only) Choose the frequency of hills: Smooth landscapes have fewer, more wide-spread hills. Rough landscapes have many hills, which may look repetitive
 STR_CONFIG_SETTING_ROUGHNESS_OF_TERRAIN_VERY_SMOOTH             :Very Smooth
@@ -2895,9 +2898,10 @@ STR_MAPGEN_NUMBER_OF_INDUSTRIES         
 STR_MAPGEN_MAX_HEIGHTLEVEL                                      :{BLACK}Maximum map height:
 STR_MAPGEN_MAX_HEIGHTLEVEL_UP                                   :{BLACK}Increase the maximum height of mountains on the map by one
 STR_MAPGEN_MAX_HEIGHTLEVEL_DOWN                                 :{BLACK}Decrease the maximum height of mountains on the map by one
-STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_LINE_HEIGHT                                     :{BLACK}Snow line height:
-STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_LINE_UP                                         :{BLACK}Move the snow line height one up
-STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_LINE_DOWN                                       :{BLACK}Move the snow line height one down
+STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_COVERAGE                                        :{BLACK}Snow coverage:
+STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_COVERAGE_UP                                     :{BLACK}Increase snow coverage by ten percent
+STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_COVERAGE_DOWN                                   :{BLACK}Decrease snow coverage by ten percent
+STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_COVERAGE_TEXT                                   :{BLACK}{NUM}%
 STR_MAPGEN_LAND_GENERATOR                                       :{BLACK}Land generator:
 STR_MAPGEN_TERRAIN_TYPE                                         :{BLACK}Terrain type:
 STR_MAPGEN_QUANTITY_OF_SEA_LAKES                                :{BLACK}Sea level:
@@ -2924,7 +2928,7 @@ STR_MAPGEN_HEIGHTMAP_SIZE_LABEL         
 STR_MAPGEN_HEIGHTMAP_SIZE                                       :{ORANGE}{NUM} x {NUM}
 
 STR_MAPGEN_MAX_HEIGHTLEVEL_QUERY_CAPT                           :{WHITE}Change maximum map height
-STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_LINE_QUERY_CAPT                                 :{WHITE}Change snow line height
+STR_MAPGEN_SNOW_COVERAGE_QUERY_CAPT                             :{WHITE}Snow coverage (in %)
 STR_MAPGEN_START_DATE_QUERY_CAPT                                :{WHITE}Change starting year
 
 # SE Map generation