Meg's father, Dr. Alex Murry, is imprisoned there for a time, inside a building called "CENTRAL Central Intelligence". Camazotz is described as being similar to Earth, with familiar birch, pines, and maple trees, an ordinary hill on which the children arrive, and a town with smokestacks, which "might have been one of any number of familiar towns".
Meg's father, Dr. Alex Murry, was held captive for some time within a facility called "CENTRAL Central Intelligence". Camazotz is depicted as being similar to Earth, featuring familiar tree species and an ordinary hill where the children land, and a town with smokestacks that could be mistaken for any other typical town.