Another Fantastic Map of Panem
I love seeing the varying interpretations of the map of Panem, the world Suzanne Collins created for The Hunger Games trilogy. It’s one of those enduring mysteries – exactly what the future North America looks like and just how much is left after the wars and droughts and rising waters.
Lauren Davis at i09 has taken a look at the new book by V. Arrow, The Panem Companion: An Unofficial Guide to Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games (published by Smart Pop Books). It won’t be out until the end of the year, but promises to be a detailed analysis of the future nation of Panem. V. has spent a fair bit of time trying to work out just where the 13 Districts might be.
I chose to center part of the cataclysm in the Gulf of Mexico as a tectonic shift and moved the Yucatan Peninsula, rather than sinking it. Mostly this is because I ♥ Finnick/Annie and wanted them to have a little island for the D4 Victor’s Village. Plus, it doesn’t really alter the topography of any other District, so hey!
So what do you think? I like how the first few districts circle the Capitol as described in the book. I also like where 13 is postioned. We’d love to hear what you think in the comments below.
Source: i09
Again! I’m in 11! Every map I’ve seen has my state in 11! I have no problem with that really, but I’m going to be kinda ticked off if the first official map doesn’t have my state in 11.
Heh, at least with this one I’m in 11 (Texas) rather than being underwater.
I love these! ♥
That would be a horrible train ride…. Do they really go in circles??
Panem is in North America. Last time I checked, Canada was in North America……
I don’t think they would go in circles…that is just showing the boundary.
@Hunger Games Crazy: I know right! I find that they always cut Canada off right at the border! What’s up with that! I would think that at least D2 would be in Canada because of the Canadain shield… but whatever. (D2 industry is stone masonry)
i always kinda thought of the districts being in concentric circles around the capitol…which doesn’t really work if the capitol is in the rockies – and i know that much is true…. interesting concept. district 7 is in canada..
I really bate how Massachusetts is always underwater
I think the Capitol would be a bit more to the west. They said they exited a tunnel before reaching the capitol, coming from district 12. So if they were headed from east to west, that would put them on the west side of the Eisenhower Tunnel. (which is believed to be the tunnel described in the book) the West Portal of the E.T. is further west than the map depicts.
i live in 10 i used to live in 11. ( mom can we move back to kuntuky!)
Big parts of this don’t work for me. Tilly and Bonnie, from 8, hop aboard a train in district 6, to make to 12 where they meet Katniss. Doesn’t make much sense with this map.
Suzanne Collins made an official map of Panem that is much better than this one. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=map+of+panem&num=10&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=592&tbm=isch&tbnid=tyZRYy_Ok25b5M:&imgrefurl=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9338101.htm&docid=cGx0aj7Q8GHLtM&imgurl=http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2012/03/27/9338101/panem%252520district%252520map%252520mock.jpg&w=1000&h=667&ei=9jD_T7DFKcfc2AWm16XsAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=542&vpy=100&dur=11&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=161&ty=85&sig=118279090349292542547&page=2&tbnh=131&tbnw=242&start=14&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:14,i:216
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