We’ve all seen the classic world map we’ve seen since we were kids in class. The image probably has been so burned into our brains by our teachers of Europe and Africa in the center but the clear divide between the East and West. Perhaps that’s why we’ve always taken for granted what the world map looks like from a different angle. Below are some funny ‘maps’ that will change the world a bit and make you chuckle.
The World From Antarctica
The map we know is the Mercator Projection. It gives us a way to see the world with the North being ‘up’ and the South being ‘down.’ The world doesn’t have to be seen like that, though.
Have you ever thought that when you generally think of the globe there is technically no ‘up’ or ‘down’? From a world perspective centered toward Antarctica, everything here would actually be ‘up’ as we know it. This is also a glimpse at the future when emperor penguins actually live up to their name.