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Is it common for nations in the Southern Hemisphere to orient their globes and maps "upside down" with South at the top?

Asked by stanleybmanly (24153points) October 20th, 2015 from iPhone

It’s something I once heard in childhood, but never dug into to discover the truth

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Earthbound_Misfit's avatar

Yes @Hawaii_Jake. The world is put right. Thank you.

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FireMadeFlesh's avatar

Practically speaking, no we don’t. They’re novelty items.

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