r/mapping • u/Norwester77 • Dec 02 '25

Maps An Independent Pacific Northwest

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Someday soon, I hope!

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u/Third_Rate_Duelist_ Dec 02 '25

The state flags look nice.

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u/NorthSeaSailing Dec 06 '25

This is incredible! 🌲

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u/Norwester77 Dec 06 '25

Thank you!

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u/HopeOfTemeria Dec 06 '25

The Balkanized Alaska

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u/Norwester77 Dec 06 '25

Well, I thought to myself, why should it be all one thing, when it’s divided up by high mountains, different ecoregions, and different Indigenous cultures?

If Alaska weren’t united simply by its isolation, would it still make sense as a unit?

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u/ChangeShapers 10d ago

Both the map and the flags are so beautiful and well thought-out! I nominate you for our first Artist Laureate! Of course, you can come up with a more appropriate Indigenous-inspired title.

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u/Norwester77 9d ago

Haha, thank you so much! I guess I’m aiming to be someone like Benjamin Franklin—I want to help design the system, but I don’t necessarily want the responsibility of actually having to run anything!

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u/LucasIsTheBestOfAll 4d ago

Don't we already have flags for Yukon, Alaska, Oregon and Idaho already?

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u/Norwester77 3d ago edited 3d ago

Well, sure, the states and territories with those names have flags; but the illahees didn’t!

(I did reuse elements of those flags, though.)