Capital Wasteland

The Capital Wasteland is the general name given to the ruins of Washington D.C. and the region immediately surrounding it. It stretches from Raven Rock in the northwest to Rivet City in the southeast with the Potomac River dividing the Wasteland roughly in two. Before the Great War, this area was part of the Columbia Commonwealth and contained the District of Columbia and the major cities of Arlington, Annadale, Bethesda, Springvale, Germantown, and Olney. During the events of 2077, the city of Washington D.C. was hit by a bombardment of nuclear bombs that completely destroyed the White House, ruined the city, and irradiated the surrounding area. Some missiles in this bombardment also targeted nearby Fort Bannister. Not only did the fort suffer a direct hit, the bombs also decimated the surrounding countryside, an area that as of 2277 is a lifeless and barren desert on the western edge of the Captial Wasteland that contains large pockets of radiation.

Appearances
The Capital Wasteland appears only in Fallout 3.

Other Maps
Planet Fallout interactive map - This is an interactive map showing everything, including, locations, items, and easter eggs.

The Vault Fallout 3 Location map - This is a map which only provides locations, though it does provide the location of the alien crash site. It also provides the correct coordinates and more detailed location locations. Use this if the first one is too big.

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