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Probably irrelevant, but ... [cue old man ramblings] Remember that depression in SE California, the Salton Sink? Well, a wee bit of that depression is crossed by the US-Mexican border. Hence, at ISOT, a spillway is created. As the sill is composed of either aelian deposits or riverine silt (at...

Currents. Looking at it, NBL USA might be in a BAAAD place - with cold currents both north and south of its location. IMO cold currents are bad - think Patagonia, Namib Desert, Atacama Desert, Californian Madness, West Australian Desert - see a pattern there? But still a toss up - it could...

@stevep There should be a Gulf Stream, as that is part of the North Atlantic Gyre. In the Indian Ocean the NBL USA is south of the local gyre (as per Mk.I Eyeball) and should be far away enough from the Asian landmass as not affect the monsoon (at least "not affect much" - again Scientific...

Finally wrapped my mind around the other three dates :) Top of Mind: In all three cases it complicates logistics. Shipping from the NBL (New, Better Location!) USA now takes several months, not weeks. Remember - the merchies of the day trudged at 8 knots. This will put enormous strain on...

Yes, I got stuck on the 1866 scenario. Canada (i.e. Ontario&Quebec) had adopted the CanDollar a few years earlier. At par to USD, hence worth 197 farthings or at 4,86 to Pound Sterling exchange rate. IMO an USA moved to the Indian Ocean in 1866 would be less affluent that OTL (higher price of...

Oh, it just came to me - Montreal is finished as a port because there is no river to ship goods to it. And the quantity of goods to ship is miniscule compared to OTL as the US Midwest is gone. The new big ports in central-west Canada would be those at the new mouths rivers draining the York...

I suspect that WWI will look somewhat differently ... a Soviet Union is quite unlikely. As to small consequences - Cuba and PR remain Spanish. Phillippines? With no US next door - does Canada revert to the Pound? Or does the Canadian Dollar have its value adjusted from 197 to 200 farthings?

Top of mind: - outlet of Lake Superior makes a nice waterfall, 182 metres in height. Other Great Lakes are gone; - Quebec is tidal, so still a seaport; - Montreal is 6m asl, hence probably still a seaport as well; - Chicago booms as it becomes a seaport - the 174m cliff is a bit of a bother...