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Just shows that Australia is a small Africa, scriptwriters got lazy
It's kinda weird.
Looking at the world maps, the South up maps on the wiki page and the others that come up with a quick ddg search, they look "wrong", too bottom heavy. There's something about Antarctica being the top of the map, with the broader section of ocean below it that itches in my brain, I think.
But, with the maps of smaller regions, like the European map on the wiki or the ones for the U.S. elsewhere, no objection from my brain.
I expected the unfamiliarity of the view would make it all feel wrong. I mean, I've seen south-up maps before, but never bothered to really explore them. I'm not sure why the world maps do it, but the regional ones don't.
Looking at Atlantic-split maps that are north-up don't feel "wrong", it's just a split second adjustment, and then it's easy to find whatever.
It's kinda bugging me that I can't figure out why it's only the world south-up that bugs me lol
maybe because the projection is less deformed when you take only a region?
i navigate with north as my point of reference but i can see how an east up map can be as natural (with the sun moving from top to bottom, i can still function)
but looking at a map where sun moves from left to right, i'm like you—it's bugging me
You know what, I think that's it! Thank you :)
I always view my maps this way, when on Google maps just swivel the map till the red compass tip points down. Looking at it south up is like looking at a newly generated world in a RPG game.
As a Southpaw, I am fine with this.