Map Monday: Causae Deus - Climate of (Deglaciated) Antarctica by Gian

Years ago I was a contributor to a timeline called "Great White South". It was set in a world where Antarctica was warmer and could support human colonization. Although incredibly implausible, I still had fun creating new cultures on virgin soil. So when I saw this map by Gian/IEPH, it gave me that warm nostalgic feeling:

This is "Causae Deus - Climate of (Deglaciated) Antarctica". Unlike most alternate history maps, it foregoes politics to show the geological differences of this alternate Antarctica. As you can see, even without glaciers, most of the continent would still be tough to live on, but some of the coastal regions might be comfortable. Otherwise, the map is well done. Gian/IEPH was able to add details about the different regions without making it look busy. Plus, he promised more maps (and has already delivered) so who knows what we will see in later updates.

More importantly, he credited Devon Moore's "Great White South" timeline and the base map it used to create his map. So don't forget to check it out and read a fun ASB story.

Honorable mentions this week go out to "The Principality of Verona" by Zek Sora, "A Political Map of Our Solar System" by Ephraim Ben Raphael, "La Lasta Espero Por Homaro​" by rvbomally, "Mega Super Russia" by Bruce Munro, "Sub Specie Aeternitatis" by Goldstein, "Cornwallis" by Keperry and "Reich-1" by Prometheus_2300.

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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update, a blogger for Amazing Stories, a volunteer interviewer for SFFWorld and a Sidewise Awards for Alternate History judge. When not exploring alternate timelines he enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the day when travel between parallel universes becomes a reality. You can follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube. Learn how you can support his alternate history projects on Patreon.

Map Monday: State of Israel by Gian

Today's map is a simple yet elegant map that speaks loudly about the changed world without having to show said world. It is titled "State of Israel" by Gian, which I first saw on AlternateHistory.com, but you can also check it out on the author's DeviantArt page. Anyway, enough talk, here is the map:

Although you can read the full description through the links above, this version of Israel is set in a world where the British did not try to limit Jewish immigration to Palestine, thus the Mandate is majority Jewish by 1945. This has major changes to Middle East history (as you can see there is no Saudi Arabia), but the author touches little on the rest of the world. What kind of effect would a more liberal Jewish immigration policy have on the Holocaust? That is a difficult question to answer, but I like simple maps that present hard questions.

Honorable mention this week goes to "Washington State County Map (Alternity)" by Airwolf fanatic94 and the "Federation of the Alps" by Xibalba. If you want to submit a map for consideration for the next Map Monday, email me at ahwupdate at gmail dot com with your map attached and a brief description in the body of the email.

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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.