Is Santa Monica in San Andreas?

5) Santa Monica Beach
State Park is truly one of the most breathtaking places in the U.S. A beautiful depiction of it can be found in GTA San Andreas as well.
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Is San Andreas based on Santa Monica?

It is based on Los Angeles, California. It is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Hollywood Sign, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier, among many others.
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What cities are in San Andreas?

Carl's journey takes him across the fictional U.S. state of San Andreas, which is heavily based on California and Nevada and encompasses three major cities: Los Santos (inspired by Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).
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Is San Andreas in Los Angeles?

Map of the City of Los Santos.

The City of Los Santos, commonly known as Los Santos, is a city located in the State of San Andreas, and it is the first city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is based on Los Angeles, California.
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What city is San Andreas set in?

San Andreas, based on San Francisco, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto.
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What city is GTA 6 based on?

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GTA's world features multiple takes on known US cities. Liberty City is a stand-in for New York, Vice City is Rockstar's version of Miami and San Andreas is all of California with Los Santos being LA.
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Does California exist in GTA?

It is one of the three settings in Grand Theft Auto. The state from the 3D Universe is inspired by the real-life states of California and Nevada, comprised of fictional cities based on real cities in those states, these are: Los Santos (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).
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Is there a city in California called San Andreas?

San Andreas (Spanish for "St. Andrew") is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the California Gold Rush.
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Does Los Santos look like LA?

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GTA V's Los Santos, which previously appeared in San Andreas, is based on the real city of Los Angeles, California. Countless landmarks have been replicated in-game to give the city a more authentic look, including one that won't be around in the real world for long.
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What cities will be affected by San Andreas fault?

The cities of Desert Hot Springs, San Bernardino, Wrightwood, Palmdale, Gorman, Frazier Park, Daly City, Point Reyes Station and Bodega Bay rest on the San Andreas fault line. The Southern San Andreas slices through Los Angeles County along the north side of the San Gabriel Mountains.
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What cities are GTA 5 based on?

The game's setting is the fictional US state of San Andreas and city of Los Santos, based on Southern California and Los Angeles respectively. San Andreas was first used as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' setting, which featured three cities separated by open countryside.
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What is the best city in San Andreas?

1) Los Santos

The largest city of GTA, San Andreas, is also the most important one. Los Santos is based in real-life Los Angeles, California. The city is packed with things to do and explore. It is also home to several movies, television, and other entertainment enterprises.
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What city is GTA 3 based on?

Set within the fictional Liberty City (loosely based on New York City), the story follows Claude, a silent protagonist who, after being betrayed and left for dead by his girlfriend during a robbery, embarks on a quest for revenge that leads him to become entangled in a world of crime, drugs, gang warfare, and ...
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What city is sandy shores based on?

Judging by its name and layout, Sandy Shores is based on the town of Desert Shores and Bombay Beach, both in California. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).
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Is Los Santos based on Los Angeles?

Los Santos is a fictional city in the GTA universe, loosely based on Los Angeles and other California Coast cities. It is the setting for games like GTA SA and GTA V, and has many different sections, based on real life places.
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Is free city based on GTA?

Free Guy's Free City takes a lot of inspiration from Grand Theft Auto, from its various locations to its quests that players must complete to level up.
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Is GTA 5 based on Santa Monica?

The Santa Monica Pier is another Californian location contained in the game. The majority of the places in Grand Theft Auto V that are based on real-world locations are from the state of California. The resemblance between the Santa Monica Pier and the Del Perro Pier is peculiar.
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Is GTA based on a true story?

Ultimately, GTA San Andreas is not based on a true story. Some true events inspire it, but it would be disingenuous to say it's a true story. Rockstar twists some real-life events to make the game more interesting and keep its overall storyline cohesive.
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Is the GTA V map real?

Apparently many of the buildings and landmarks used in the game are based on real-world counterparts in Los Angeles and Southern California. The Los Santos Landmarks Map is a GTA V map which compares buildings and landmarks in Los Santos with the real landmarks and buildings that they were modeled on.
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Is San Diego on the San Andreas Fault?

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San Diego, Los Angeles and Big Sur are on the Pacific Plate of the San Andreas fault. San Francisco, Sacramento and the Sierra Nevada are on the North American Plate. This sliding boundary between the plates is what causes major earthquakes. San Diego has three active faults.
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Where is San Andreas in real life?

GTA San Andreas takes place in the fictional US state of San Andreas, based on real-life California. Parts of the state are also inspired by Rachel and Carson city, both based in Nevada, and some areas are based on by Arizona.
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Where does San Andreas Fault start and end?

The San Andreas Fault System, which crosses California from the Salton Sea in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north, is the boundary between the Pacific Plate (that includes the Pacific Ocean) and North American Plate (that includes North America).
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Does Miami exist in GTA?

Miami is a city mentioned in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Real-world Miami is used as a basis for Vice City in all three universes.
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Is GTA 5 set in San Andreas?

Grand Theft Auto V will be set in Rockstar's fictional world of San Andreas. San Andreas is a fictional U.S Southwestern state which includes three cites based on real U.S cities - Los Santos, (Los Angeles), San Fierro (San Francisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas).
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Is there a New York in GTA?

Grand Theft Auto IV takes place in 2008, within a redesigned version of Liberty City. The design of the city focuses on a recreation of four of the boroughs of New York City: Broker (based on Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (The Bronx), and Algonquin (Manhattan).
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