{
  "updated": "2026-08-06",
  "source_policy": "Only location names and details shown by Rockstar are marked official. Real-world design references are editorial labels. Fan-map coordinates and size estimates are excluded.",
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    {
      "id": "vice-city",
      "name": "Vice City",
      "inspiration": "Miami and South Florida",
      "terrain": "Dense urban core, beaches, waterways and high-rises",
      "summary": "The neon, beach and high-rise urban center of Leonida and the principal returning city.",
      "verified": "Named and shown by Rockstar on the official GTA VI site and in both trailers.",
      "image": "/media/locations/vice-city.jpg",
      "image_alt": "A passenger jet flies above the Vice City sign at sunset",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/vice-city-night.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Daylight view across Vice City high-rises and waterfront blocks"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/vice-city-street.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Nightlife crowd poses around a Vice City police cruiser under neon lights"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "Miami and South Florida",
        "latitude": 25.7617,
        "longitude": -80.1918,
        "zone_km": 45,
        "why": "The skyline, beach roads, waterways and nightlife clearly draw from Miami and its surrounding coastal cities."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "leonida-keys",
      "name": "Leonida Keys",
      "inspiration": "The Florida Keys",
      "terrain": "Island highway, shallow water, small towns and boating",
      "summary": "An island chain connected by roads and surrounded by water, with boating shaping the region's identity.",
      "verified": "Named by Rockstar and represented by an official location gallery.",
      "image": "/media/locations/leonida-keys.jpg",
      "image_alt": "A seaplane flies beside the island highway across the Leonida Keys",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/leonida-keys-town.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Boats and swimmers gather at a busy Leonida Keys sandbar"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/leonida-keys-water.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Crowds relax outside the Rusty Anchor waterfront bar in the Leonida Keys"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "Florida Keys",
        "latitude": 24.709,
        "longitude": -81.122,
        "zone_km": 95,
        "why": "The island highway, shallow water, marinas and low-rise settlements mirror the Florida Keys."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "grassrivers",
      "name": "Grassrivers",
      "inspiration": "The Everglades and South Florida wetlands",
      "terrain": "Wetlands, wildlife, airboats and low-lying backcountry",
      "summary": "Leonida's wetland region, shown with marshes, wildlife and airboat country.",
      "verified": "Named by Rockstar and represented by an official location gallery.",
      "image": "/media/locations/grassrivers.jpg",
      "image_alt": "Hunters stand beside an airboat and an alligator in the Grassrivers wetlands",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/grassrivers-airboat.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Airboat moves through a narrow waterway surrounded by dense Grassrivers vegetation"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/grassrivers-wildlife.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Off-road riders race through shallow water in the Grassrivers wetlands"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "Everglades and Big Cypress",
        "latitude": 25.704,
        "longitude": -80.969,
        "zone_km": 85,
        "why": "Wetlands, airboats and alligator country point to the Everglades and Big Cypress ecosystem."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "port-gellhorn",
      "name": "Port Gellhorn",
      "inspiration": "Florida Gulf Coast towns",
      "terrain": "Coastal roads, motels, local businesses and waterfront",
      "summary": "A coastal settlement distinct from Vice City, presented through motels, roadside businesses and waterfront imagery.",
      "verified": "Named by Rockstar and represented by an official location gallery.",
      "image": "/media/locations/port-gellhorn.jpg",
      "image_alt": "The Starlet Motel glows at night in Port Gellhorn",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/port-gellhorn-road.jpg",
          "image_alt": "A driver pays at a roadside takeout window in Port Gellhorn"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/port-gellhorn-waterfront.jpg",
          "image_alt": "Patrons gather around a smoky nighttime bar in Port Gellhorn"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "Florida Gulf Coast",
        "latitude": 26.64,
        "longitude": -81.872,
        "zone_km": 120,
        "why": "The faded motels, waterfront businesses and coastal roads resemble several Gulf Coast towns rather than one exact city."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "ambrosia",
      "name": "Ambrosia",
      "inspiration": "Inland industrial Florida",
      "terrain": "Inland industry, silos, heavy machinery and working infrastructure",
      "summary": "An inland region built around heavy industry and the infrastructure that keeps Leonida moving.",
      "verified": "Named by Rockstar and represented by an official location gallery.",
      "image": "/media/locations/ambrosia.jpg",
      "image_alt": "Motorcyclists ride past industrial silos in Ambrosia",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/ambrosia-industry.jpg",
          "image_alt": "A biker couple poses beside motorcycles in rural Ambrosia"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/ambrosia-road.jpg",
          "image_alt": "A driver and passenger stop on a working-class Ambrosia roadside"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "Inland agricultural Florida",
        "latitude": 26.7542,
        "longitude": -80.9337,
        "zone_km": 70,
        "why": "Sugar industry, silos and working infrastructure echo the agricultural interior around Lake Okeechobee."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    },
    {
      "id": "mount-kalaga",
      "name": "Mount Kalaga National Park",
      "inspiration": "The American Southeast's national parks",
      "terrain": "Forests, rocky trails, rivers and off-road country",
      "summary": "A wooded wilderness area that expands Leonida beyond its city, coast and wetlands.",
      "verified": "Named by Rockstar and represented by an official location gallery.",
      "image": "/media/locations/mount-kalaga.jpg",
      "image_alt": "Off-road riders climb rocky ground in Mount Kalaga National Park",
      "gallery": [
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/mount-kalaga-river.jpg",
          "image_alt": "A group walks through dense forest in Mount Kalaga National Park"
        },
        {
          "image": "/media/locations/gallery/mount-kalaga-trail.jpg",
          "image_alt": "A woman paddles a kayak beneath a bridge in Mount Kalaga National Park"
        }
      ],
      "real_world_reference": {
        "label": "North Florida and the American Southeast",
        "latitude": 30.4383,
        "longitude": -84.2807,
        "zone_km": 185,
        "why": "Rocky trails, forests and river country shift the reference north toward the broader American Southeast."
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.rockstargames.com/VI/only-in-leonida",
      "status": "official"
    }
  ]
}