''This page aims to consolidate dozens of one-paragraph place descriptions into a single page. It is still very much a work in progress.''
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==Places in [[Ayn Rand]]'s novel, [[Atlas Shrugged]]==
(in alphabetical order):
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'''Algeria:''' In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|Section 152]], we learn [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] threw a party at an Algerian desert resort where he gave away an ermine coat to any woman who undressed in step with the melting of ice sculptures.
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'''Andes:''' [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] has a villa in the Andes. This is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section141|Section 141]]. [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Sebastian d'Anconia's]] first estate in the New World was a shack in the foothills of the Andes ([[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|Section 152]]).
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'''Argentina:''' Argentina is the home of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] and the ancestral home of his family. [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Sebastian d'Anconia]] fled to Argentina to escape the Inquisition.
*Argentina is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|132]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]].
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'''Arizona:''' Arizona is the home of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Phoenix-Durango|Phoenix-Durango]] railroad.
Arizona is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section146|146]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]].
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'''Atlantic Ocean:''' The Atlantic Ocean is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]]. It is where [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]] is active as a pirate.
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'''Bar Harbor:''' Bar Harbor is a city in Maine that is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]] as a place where [[Atlas_Shrugged/Ragnar Danneskjold|Ragnar Danneskjold]] has been spotted.
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'''Buenos Aries:''' The home of the d'Anconia estate and the residence of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco's Father]].
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'''California:''' [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Hank Rearden]] has business concerns on California. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section121|Section 121]] [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Lillian Rearden]] asks [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Rearden]] to promise he won't be in California on the night of December 10.
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'''Cheyenne Wyoming:''' [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] is the northern terminus of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]].
It is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]].
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'''Chicago:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart]] passes through Chicago while returning from an inspection of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]] in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section112|Section 112]]. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]] we learn Dagny flew to Chicago to take over [[Atlas_Shrugged/Summit Casting|Summit Casting]] which had gone bankrupt before delivering parts needed for the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]].
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'''Chile:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] owns extensive mining properties in Chile. Chile is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section132|Section 132]].
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'''Cleveland:'''
*Cleveland is the home of [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Patrick Henry University]].
*[[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Dagny Taggart]] got off her train at Cleveland while returning from an inspection of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]] in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section112|Section 112]]. She phoned [[Atlas_Shrugged/Hank Rearden|Hank Rearden]] and placed the first order of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rearden Metal|Rearden Metal]].
*[[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|McNamara's]] offices are located in Cleveland.
Cleveland is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section114|114]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section133|133]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]].
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'''Colorado:''' Colorado is the home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Wyatt Oil|Wyatt Oil]] and the state with the most vigorous economy in the beginning of [[Atlas Shrugged]]. It is served by [[Atlas_Shrugged/Taggart Transcontinental|Taggart Transcontinental's]] collapsing [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. It is also the location of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Galts Gulch|Galt's Gulch]].
Colorado is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section114|114]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section145|145]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section146|146]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section147|147]],
[[Atlas_Shrugged/Section148|148]], [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|161]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|171]].
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'''Connecticut:''' The home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Amalgamated Switch and Signal|Amalgamated Switch and Signal]].
Connecticut is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]].
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'''Delaware Bay:''' An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey and Delaware - in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]] it is mentioned as a place where [[Atlas_Shrugged/Ragnar Danneskjold|Ragnar Danneskjold]] has been spotted.
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'''Denver:''' The home of [[Atlas_Shrugged/Barton and Jones|Barton and Jones]].
Mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section171|Section 171]].
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'''Detroit:''' [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Hank Rearden]] knows a contractor in Detroit who is interested in buying [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rearden Metal|Rearden Metal]].
Detroit is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|Section 161]].
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'''El Paso, Texas:''' [[El Paso, Texas]] is the southern terminus of the [[Atlas_Shrugged/Rio Norte Line|Rio Norte Line]]. [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Francisco d'Anconia]] was in El Paso at the time [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Mrs. Gilbert Vail]] claimed he was with her in the Andes.
El Paso is mentioned in sections [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|111]] and [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section152|152]].
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'''England:''' The People's State of England is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|section 161]]. [[Characters in Atlas_Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold's]] ship is said to be better than any in the English navy.
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'''Europe:''' In Atlas Shrugged, Europe has declined faster than the United States and has become an economic wasteland. For the most part, countries in Europe are mentioned only in the context of a relief ship being sent there, usually one that has been seized by [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Ragnar Danneskjold]].
Europe is mentioned in [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section161|section 161]].
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'''Fifth Avenue:''' A street in downtown New York. In [[Atlas_Shrugged/Section111|section 111]], [[Characters in Atlas Shrugged|Eddie Willers]] walks down Fifth Avenue on his way to the Taggart Transcontinental building.
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/France|France]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Hudson River|Hudson River]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Illinois|Illinois]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Lake Michigan|Lake Michigan]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Louisiana|Louisiana]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Madrid|Madrid]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Maine|Maine]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Mexico|Mexico]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Mexico City|Mexico City]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Middle West|Middle West]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Minnesota|Minnesota]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Montana|Montana]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Nantucket|Nantucket]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/New Jersey|New Jersey]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/New Mexico|New Mexico]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/New York|New York]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Norway|Norway]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Ohio|Ohio]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Philadelphia|Philadelphia]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Portugal|Portugal]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Redding|Redding]] (Connecticut?)
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Rockdale|Rockdale]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/San Francisco|San Francisco]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Scotland|Scotland]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Spain|Spain]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Turkey|Turkey]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/United States|United States]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Valparaiso|Valparaiso]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Washington|Washington]]
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[[Atlas_Shrugged/Wilmington|Wilmington]] (Delaware?)
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