I may be missing something really obvious, but I don't think they ever really state where the EDZ is, geographically-speaking. I'd assume somewhere on the very eastern edges of Europe, as it was a place one could travel to by foot, theoretically. But then [i]that[/i], in turn, begs the question of where exactly the Cosmodrome was, basically existing right outside the city walls - which, at least by in-game accounts, is simply marked "Old Russia."
I guess it's not of the utmost importance, but just for sake of understanding the world Bungie put us in, I was wondering if anyone knew whereabouts these locations are - if only in approximate location relative to each other. Thanks for the help, I super appreciate it!
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The Cosmodrome is based off the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Southern Kazakhstan. The Tower from D1 is hypothesized to be in Chile. No verification to the truth of that though. The EDZ is where Germany, Austria and Switzerland border. Salzwerk is German for Salt Mine. Zervreilahorn is a street sign seen in the EDZ which is the name of one of the mountains in the Swiss Alps. Dark Forest is likely a nod to Black Forest in Austria. No idea where the Tower in D2 is. Easy assumption is the Traveler never moved and we saw other towers in D1 besides the one we were in, so it's still Chile but no real proof of it.