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As a result of extreme weather events and sea level rise, life along seacoasts became impossible. Increasingly around the globe, people began moving inland. With the dominance of megacorporations over traditional governments and with advancements in large-scale 3D printing, the most highly populated cities expanded rapidly into megacities. By the early 22nd century, most of the world population had relocated itself to the 44 megacities. | |||
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Revision as of 09:46, 27 April 2025
As a result of extreme weather events and sea level rise, life along seacoasts became impossible. Increasingly around the globe, people began moving inland. With the dominance of megacorporations over traditional governments and with advancements in large-scale 3D printing, the most highly populated cities expanded rapidly into megacities. By the early 22nd century, most of the world population had relocated itself to the 44 megacities.
| City | Country | River(s) | Distance from Ocean (mi) | Elevation Region/Notes | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | USA | South Platte | 1000 | High Plains | North America |
| Kansas City | USA | Missouri | 1000 | Rolling Plains | North America |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul | USA | Mississippi | 1000 | Upper Midwest Plains | North America |
| Calgary | Canada | Bow | 400 | Prairie Plateau | North America |
| Edmonton | Canada | North Saskatchewan | 500 | Prairie Plateau | North America |
| Winnipeg | Canada | Red | 500 | Canadian Prairies | North America |
| Mexico City | Mexico | Lerma (nearby) | 200 | Valley of Mexico | North America |
| Brasília | Brazil | Lake Paranoá (reservoir) | 600 | Brazilian Plateau | South America |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | Piraà | 300 | Eastern Lowlands | South America |
| Asunción | Paraguay | Paraguay | 200 | Paraná Basin | South America |
| Prague | Czech Republic | Vltava | 200 | Bohemian Basin | Europe |
| Vienna | Austria | Danube | 350 | Vienna Basin | Europe |
| Budapest | Hungary | Danube | 350 | Great Hungarian Plain | Europe |
| Belgrade | Serbia | Danube/Sava | 400 | Pannonian Basin | Europe |
| Warsaw | Poland | Vistula | 150 | Masovian Lowland | Europe |
| Kyiv | Ukraine | Dnieper | 300 | Dnieper Lowland | Europe |
| Moscow | Russia | Moskva | 400 | East European Plain | Europe |
| Delhi | India | Yamuna | 900 | Indo-Gangetic Plain | Asia |
| Islamabad | Pakistan | Indus (nearby) | 600 | Pothohar Plateau | Asia |
| Chengdu | China | Min | 1000 | Sichuan Basin | Asia |
| Chongqing | China | Yangtze | 1000 | Sichuan Basin | Asia |
| Almaty | Kazakhstan | Bolshaya Almatinka | 1200 | Ili Basin | Europe |
| Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Chirchiq | 1200 | Tashkent Basin | Europe |
| Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | Tuul | 700 | Mongolian Plateau | Asia |
| Novosibirsk | Russia | Ob | 1700 | West Siberian Plain | Europe |
| Khartoum | Sudan | Nile | 400 | Nile Valley | Africa |
| Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Akaki | 500 | Ethiopian Highlands | Africa |
| Kampala | Uganda | Nile (Victoria Nile) | 600 | Lake Victoria Basin | Africa |
| Baghdad | Iraq | Tigris | 300 | Mesopotamian Plain | Africa |
| Tehran | Iran | Karaj (nearby) | 700 | Iranian Plateau | Africa |
| Canberra | Australia | Molonglo | 100 | Southern Tablelands | Australia |
| Albury-Wodonga | Australia | Murray | 150 | Riverina Plain | Australia |
| Astana (Nur-Sultan) | Kazakhstan | Ishim | 1000 | Kazakh Steppe | Europe |
| La Paz | Bolivia | Choqueyapu | 200 | Andean Plateau | South America |
| Asheville | USA | French Broad | 250 | Appalachian Plateau | North America |
| Ottawa | Canada | Ottawa | 200 | Ottawa Valley | North America |
| Iquitos | Peru | Amazon | 1500 | Amazon Basin | South America |
| Manaus | Brazil | Amazon | 900 | Amazon Basin | South America |
| Madrid | Spain | Manzanares | 200 | Central Plateau | Europe |
| Minsk | Belarus | Svislach | 300 | East European Plain | Europe |
| Lhasa | China | Kyi | 1000 | Tibetan Plateau | Asia |
| Pretoria | South Africa | Apies | 300 | Highveld Plateau | Africa |
| Kabul | Afghanistan | Kabul | 700 | Kabul Basin | Asia |
| Yerevan | Armenia | Hrazdan | 600 | Armenian Highlands | Europe |
| Sofia | Bulgaria | Iskar | 200 | Sofia Valley | Europe |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia & Herz. | Miljacka | 200 | Dinaric Alps Basin | Europe |
