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* Some historians believe that the legend of {{Atlantis}} was inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization Minoan civilization of the island of Crete]], and its decline as a result of various natural catastrophes.

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* Some historians believe that the legend of {{Atlantis}} was inspired by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization Minoan civilization of the island of Crete]], and its decline as a result of various natural catastrophes.catastrophes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini#Minoan_Akrotiri including a volcanic eruption]].

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* ''WebVideo/ClassicAlice'' is set in Valeton; all we know about its location is that it’s “somewhere in New England”. Based on the leak of Alice and Andrew’s phone numbers, we know that Alice is from Connecticut and Andrew is from Long Island.

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* ''WebVideo/ClassicAlice'' is set in Valeton; all we know about its location is that it’s “somewhere it's "somewhere in New England”. England". Based on the leak of Alice and Andrew’s Andrew's phone numbers, we know that Alice is from Connecticut and Andrew is from Long Island. Island.
* ''WebAnimation/TheGrosseryGang'' webseries takes place in Cheap Town, which has various contradicting elements to its locale that makes it impossible to pinpoint, such as Australian-style wall outlets and snow during Christmastime.
* The early episodes of ''WebVideo/RedLetterMedia'''s ''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag'' are inconsistent regarding where Mr. Plinkett's house is. It would switch between Teaneck, New Jersey (setting of ''Mr. Plinkett Reviews'') and Milwaukee, Wisconsin ({{real| life}} location of [=RedLetterMedia=]). After they confirmed the fan theory of there being two different Plinketts, they settled on "Fake Plinkett" being based in Milwaukee.
** The house used for exterior shots (also used for the Plinkett Reviews) is indeed located in Milwaukee, in the Riverwest neighborhood. However it obviously does not match the fictional address of 874 [[Series/AllInTheFamily Hauser Street]] given in-universe. Where exactly in Milwaukee the Plinkett house is located is dependent on the context of whatever joke "storyline" the characters are acting out at the time.



* Aside from ''WebVideo/StampysLovelyWorld'' obviously taking place in a northern setting, as it makes liberal use of DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas and establishes it's a relatively short distance from the North Pole, where exactly in the north or even what country is never specified.
* ''Literature/{{TOT}}'' mostly takes place in a subdivision called Green Water, and it's implied the characters live somewhere out in the country, given that the police force is small and consists of deputies. However, no one ever says what county, city, or even what ''state'' the story is located in.
* In ''WebVideo/TwelveHundredGhosts'' Scrooge apparently lives in England, America, Japan, and Canada all at the same time, and in different time periods.
* ''WebVideo/UnwantedHouseguest'': Despite being set in an EldritchLocation, this is eventually averted. Doctor Wolfula discovers Owl Head Lighthouse within a few miles of the [[NonindicativeName Houseguest's home]] while studying a map of New York.
* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'''s eponymous town is known to be somewhere in the deserts of the American Southwest (and by WordOfGod ''not'' in Texas), but beyond that the location is uncertain. The fact that local grocery store is a Ralph's suggests that it might be in southeastern California, although the fact that the town's natives have never seen mountains complicates the issue, as most of the candidate locations are actually quite hilly. "Best Of?" reveals that there actually ''are'' hills in Night Vale, but the citizens carefully avoid looking at them because they don't want to be reminded of the [[EldritchAbomination strange shadow creatures that watch them from the distance]]. Given that [[EldritchLocation space and time don't function normally in Night Vale]], it may not have a definite physical location at all.
* ''WebVideo/WinterOf83'' deals with the events that bring to an end to the small town of Fawn Circle, Minnesota. However, it is never state ''where'' exactly. Segment One states that the station [=K83FC=] is owned by the Spencer Sheridan Foundation, who works with Redwood County, MN. However, Segment Two reveals that the transmitter is so low powered that it's only supposed to only serve Fawn Circle but could transmit to Chaska "on a good day". Chaska is a little over 76 miles from Redwood County's edge if using Redwood Falls as an edge point.



* ''Literature/{{Pact}}'', written by ''Worm''’s author, takes place in Jacob’s Bell, Canada, but the exact location is left ambiguous.
* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale''’s eponymous town is known to be somewhere in the deserts of the American Southwest (and by WordOfGod ''not'' in Texas), but beyond that the location is uncertain. The fact that local grocery store is a Ralph’s suggests that it might be in southeastern California, although the fact that the town’s natives have never seen mountains complicates the issue, as most of the candidate locations are actually quite hilly. "Best Of?" reveals that there actually ''are'' hills in Night Vale, but the citizens carefully avoid looking at them because they don't want to be reminded of the [[EldritchAbomination strange shadow creatures that watch them from the distance]]. Given that [[EldritchLocation space and time don't function normally in Night Vale]], it may not have a definite physical location at all.

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* ''Literature/{{Pact}}'', written by ''Worm''’s ''Worm'''s author, takes place in Jacob’s Jacob's Bell, Canada, but the exact location is left ambiguous.
* ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale''’s eponymous town is known to be somewhere in the deserts of the American Southwest (and by WordOfGod ''not'' in Texas), but beyond that the location is uncertain. The fact that local grocery store is a Ralph’s suggests that it might be in southeastern California, although the fact that the town’s natives have never seen mountains complicates the issue, as most of the candidate locations are actually quite hilly. "Best Of?" reveals that there actually ''are'' hills in Night Vale, but the citizens carefully avoid looking at them because they don't want to be reminded of the [[EldritchAbomination strange shadow creatures that watch them from the distance]]. Given that [[EldritchLocation space and time don't function normally in Night Vale]], it may not have a definite physical location at all.
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* The early episodes of ''WebVideo/RedLetterMedia''’s ''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag'' are inconsistent regarding where Mr. Plinkett's house is. It would switch between Teaneck, New Jersey (setting of ''Mr. Plinkett Reviews'') and Milwaukee, Wisconsin ({{real| life}} location of [=RedLetterMedia=]). After they confirmed the fan theory of there being two different Plinketts, they settled on "Fake Plinkett" being based in Milwaukee.
** The house used for exterior shots (also used for the Plinkett Reviews) is indeed located in Milwaukee, in the Riverwest neighborhood. However it obviously does not match the fictional address of 874 [[Series/AllInTheFamily Hauser Street]] given in-universe. Where exactly in Milwaukee the Plinkett house is located is dependent on the context of whatever joke "storyline" the characters are acting out at the time.
* ''WebAnimation/TheGrosseryGang'' webseries takes place in Cheap Town, which has various contradicting elements to its locale that makes it impossible to pinpoint, such as Australian-style wall outlets and snow during Christmastime.
* ''Literature/{{TOT}}'' mostly takes place in a subdivision called Green Water, and it's implied the characters live somewhere out in the country, given that the police force is small and consists of deputies. However, no one ever says what county, city, or even what ''state'' the story is located in.
* In ''WebVideo/TwelveHundredGhosts'' Scrooge apparently lives in England, America, Japan, and Canada all at the same time, and in different time periods.
* ''WebVideo/UnwantedHouseguest'': Despite being set in an EldritchLocation, this is eventually averted. Doctor Wolfula discovers Owl Head Lighthouse within a few miles of the [[NonindicativeName Houseguest's home]] while studying a map of New York.
* ''WebVideo/WinterOf83'' deals with the events that bring to an end to the small town of Fawn Circle, Minnesota. However, it is never state ''where'' exactly. Segment One states that the station [=K83FC=] is owned by the Spencer Sheridan Foundation, who works with Redwood County, MN. However, Segment Two reveals that the transmitter is so low powered that it's only supposed to only serve Fawn Circle but could transmit to Chaska "on a good day". Chaska is a little over 76 miles from Redwood County's edge if using Redwood Falls as an edge point.

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* The early episodes of ''WebVideo/RedLetterMedia''’s ''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag'' are inconsistent regarding where Mr. Plinkett's house is. It would switch between Teaneck, New Jersey (setting of ''Mr. Plinkett Reviews'') and Milwaukee, Wisconsin ({{real| life}} location of [=RedLetterMedia=]). After the fan theory of there being two different Plinketts, they settled on Milwaukee.

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* The early episodes of ''WebVideo/RedLetterMedia''’s ''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag'' are inconsistent regarding where Mr. Plinkett's house is. It would switch between Teaneck, New Jersey (setting of ''Mr. Plinkett Reviews'') and Milwaukee, Wisconsin ({{real| life}} location of [=RedLetterMedia=]). After they confirmed the fan theory of there being two different Plinketts, they settled on Milwaukee."Fake Plinkett" being based in Milwaukee.
** The house used for exterior shots (also used for the Plinkett Reviews) is indeed located in Milwaukee, in the Riverwest neighborhood. However it obviously does not match the fictional address of 874 [[Series/AllInTheFamily Hauser Street]] given in-universe. Where exactly in Milwaukee the Plinkett house is located is dependent on the context of whatever joke "storyline" the characters are acting out at the time.
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** Similarly, the telephone exchange [[FiveFiveFive "FiveFiveFive"]] in the US and Canada is not affiliated with any town, city, county, state, or province, and most often is used to denote a fictional phone number, or a number for training purposes in the telecommunications field.

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** Similarly, the telephone exchange [[FiveFiveFive "FiveFiveFive"]] "FiveFiveFive" in the US and Canada is not affiliated with any town, city, county, state, or province, and most often is used to denote a fictional phone number, or a number for training purposes in the telecommunications field.

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* ''Fanfic/ThereWasOnceAnAvengerFromKrypton'': The story ''Thanatos Scowled'' establishes [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Amity Park]] as being in Minnesota, near both the Great Lakes and the Canadian border.

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The story ''Thanatos Scowled'' establishes [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Amity Park]] as being in Minnesota, near both the Great Lakes and the Canadian border.border.
** The author notes in Chapter 13 of ''From His Vantage Upon the Moon'' state that [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Tremorton]] is in Pennsylvania, northeast of Pittsburgh and in the location of real world Templeton.
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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': WordOfGod as well as dialogue in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' and ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'' places the localized version in an alternative universe Los Angeles [[ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange where there's an abundance of Japanese culture in American.]] The original is just set in an unnamed Japanese city.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': WordOfGod as well as dialogue in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' and ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'' places the localized version in an alternative universe Los Angeles [[ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange where there's an abundance of Japanese culture in American.]] The original is just set in an unnamed Japanese city. In either case, it's generally referred to as 'this country', it has an embassy for the fictional European countries of Allebahst and Babahl, and its space agency is [=GYAXA=] (a BlandNameProduct combining 'galaxy' with either [=NASA=] or [=JAXA=]).
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* ''WebVideo/UnwantedHouseguest'': Despite being set in an EldritchLocation, this is eventually averted. Doctor Wolfula discovers Owl Head Lighthouse within a few miles of the [[NonindicativeName Houseguest's home]] while studying a map of New York.
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-->-- '''Lisa Simpson''' (being unusually cryptic), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Blame It On Lisa"[[note]]All of the clues given in the episode completely contradict each other so that it's impossible to draw any sort of conclusion[[/note]]

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-->-- '''Lisa Simpson''' (being unusually cryptic), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Blame It On Lisa"[[note]]All "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E15BlameItOnLisa Blame it on Lisa]]"[[note]]All of the clues given in the episode completely contradict each other so such that it's impossible to draw any sort of conclusion[[/note]]
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* ''Animation/CatchTeenieping'': The show takes place in the small town of Harmony. It seems to be set somewhere in the West or at least not in South Korea, given that the locals all have Western names and the usage of Western values (such as the characters wearing shoes inside their homes, though this could be because of LimitedWardrobe).
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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and another strips takes place during winter season indicates that this series could be set in anywhere else in English-speaking countriess of northern hemisphere area.

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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but kangaroos. But this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and another strips takes place during animal". The series also consistently featuring winter season indicates seems to indicate that this series could be set it might takes place in anywhere else in an English-speaking countriess country of northern hemisphere area.
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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and another strips involving winter season indicates that this series takes place somewhere else in a northern hemisphere area.

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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and another strips involving takes place during winter season indicates that this series takes place somewhere could be set in anywhere else in a English-speaking countriess of northern hemisphere area.area.
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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and other strips involving winter season indicates that this series takes place somewhere else in a northern hemisphere area.

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* ''Webcomic/LittleNuns'' Aside from characters speaking and writing in English, the convent's location remains a mystery. {{Fanon}} placed it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but this was disproven by a strip where a platypus (actually a disguised mole) was explicitly identified as a "non-native animal" and other another strips involving winter season indicates that this series takes place somewhere else in a northern hemisphere area.

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