StrangemapsBlog has an interesting discussion on the geography of LOTR's...
The Hobbits are described as inhabiting ‘the North-West of the Old World, east of the Sea’, and therefore it’s tempting to associate their home with Tolkien’s own, England. Yet, Tolkien himself wrote that ‘as for the shape of the world of the Third Age, I am afraid that was devised ‘dramatically’, rather than geologically, or paleontologically.” Elsewhere, Tolkien does admit “The ‘Shire’ is based on rural England, and not any other country in the world.”
He goes on to list each area and correspond them to modern Europe...Ireland as the Gray Havens...Mordor as Transylvania...Gondor as Italy...
As for me, everytime I hear Gandalf telling Pippin about the "far green country under a swift sunrise"...I always think...NEW JERSEY.
the blog then links to Prof Bird's page HERE...Maplink HERE...and the good professor has this neat rotating globe gif of techtonic plates HERE...
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