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Old 05-15-2003, 06:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Why is North at the Top of the Map?

Why is north at the top of the map and south at the bottom? Is there some reason that North America, Europe, and Asia are considered being on the "top" of the globe and South America, Australia, and Antarctica are on the "bottom" of the globe? Can anyone share some insight on how this all developed? Perhaps the south pole is really the "top" of the planet....
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