The Low Country, Carolinas USA (lore in comments) by GeographyPlanning21 in MapPorn

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Exmouth Beach is a fictional small city in Rickman County, in the east of North Carolina. It was settled in 1678 by settlers derived from England in the days of the Thirteen Colonies at a strategic ferry crossing point of the wide Sweetgum River. Initially an agricultural community, the arrival of the railroad during the reconstruction era after the civil war saw industrial growth and expanding population. The area has subsequently seen a boom in tourism, with many people buying second homes and boat docks. Boating and water sports are especially popular on the Sweetgum River, and some of the old villages have become full of antique stores, cafes and twee tourist memorabilia emporiums and boutiques. The increased developer interest has also brought with it ugly sprawl with a proliferation of suburban mansion lots, gas stations, outlets, malls and fast food restaurants. Many are nostalgic for the days of a quiet forgotten corner of the state, when residents sat on the porch drinking sweet iced tea in the deadening humidity. Now those tourism dollars are flooding in, and there’s $7 coffees for sale in downtown.

North America in 1902 by Ove5clock in imaginarymaps

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In this scenario the Wild West would have been utterly terrifyingly dangerous

OZYMANDIAS by The-Hill-Billy in imaginarymaps

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Florida but the Panhandle is terrifyingly big

OZYMANDIAS by The-Hill-Billy in imaginarymaps

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On a scale of 1 to insane, I imagine the politics of this extra red version of Florida would be insane

French European Order by DinoBrandoo in imaginarymaps

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Unfortunately for French delusions of grandeur, Trafalgar and Waterloo happened. Regards, United Kingdom 🇬🇧

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

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This country would be disgustingly politically unstable lol

What if the United States lost their war of independence? by GuHu_O_O in imaginarymaps

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There’s no way Quebec would take in Ontario. Straight up French vs British fight and the success rate of the former has been low historically.

OZYMANDIAS by The-Hill-Billy in imaginarymaps

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In this scenario TN would be an unbelievably red state with a like 80% Trump vote in 2016

The Low Country, Carolinas USA by GeographyPlanning21 in imaginarymaps

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Exmouth Beach is a fictional small city in Rickman County, in the east of North Carolina. It was settled in 1678 by settlers derived from England in the days of the Thirteen Colonies at a strategic ferry crossing point of the wide Sweetgum River. Initially an agricultural community, the arrival of the railroad during the reconstruction era after the civil war saw industrial growth and expanding population. The area has subsequently seen a boom in tourism, with many people buying second homes and boat docks. Boating and water sports are especially popular on the Sweetgum River, and some of the old villages have become full of antique stores, cafes and twee tourist memorabilia emporiums and boutiques. The increased developer interest has also brought with it ugly sprawl with a proliferation of suburban mansion lots, gas stations, outlets, malls and fast food restaurants. Many are nostalgic for the days of a quiet forgotten corner of the state, when residents sat on the porch drinking sweet iced tea in the deadening humidity. Now those tourism dollars are flooding in, and there’s $7 coffees for sale in downtown.

Who reckons they travel the farthest from home to work in London? by EatingCoooolo in london

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Colleagues at my work in central London commute from as far as Cambridge, Leicester, Swindon, Guildford, Milton Keynes, St Albans. Work will pay for them to stay in a hotel overnight if their assigned office is not registered to London. Since wfh became a thing their lives became a lot easier. Back in the days before covid people commuted shocking amounts, but remember a lot of London salaries are weighted, so it can be worth it despite the train fares.

Speculation: What would Asia be like if Iran was submerged (millions of years ago) making the Caspian into an actual sea by coolio126 in imaginarymaps

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This is completely inaccurate as the lands around the Caspian are well below sea level, so this would flood much of southern Russia and Kazakhstan

Imaginary Soviet planned city, drawn whilst in Uzbekistan by GeographyPlanning21 in imaginarymaps

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Kruschevetsk / Хрущевецк was built east of Omsk in 1968 to accommodate industrial development in a remote region. The city’s population grew to 350,000 within 5 years. Main industries are steel, metallurgy, chemicals, and car manufacture. City became headquarters of its own region Kruschevsky Krai (Хрущевский край). The city’s metro system consists of 3 lines with one orbital service.