Places Which Are Only in The Map
| BOTR | Allusion |
|---|---|
| The Legendary Drillingrigs (a long way out to sea in the west) | drilling rig for petroleum |
| the Islets of Langerhans (small offshore islands) | Islets of Langerhans in anatomy |
| The Bay of Milhous (an inlet in the shape of a profile of Richard Milhous Nixon's head.) | 37th US President from 1968 to 1974 |
| Cantinflas (a shore in the Northeastern coast of the Bay of Milhous.) | Professional name of Mexican comedian Mario Moreno Reyes |
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