If the world is round can we make any point of the world the center in maps? Or is there a specific reason all the world maps show the continents in the same orientation?
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>If the world is round can we make any point of the world the center in maps?
Well, yeah, it’s done all the time. You can even have one centred on the poles. There are “world ocean” maps based on this.
>Or is there a specific reason all the world maps show the continents in the same orientation?
Because the British had the largest empire on earth, with the largest merchant navy, so when it came time to define 0 longitude internationally, it run through London. That’s THE reason.
It didn’t hurt that the split runs through the middle of the pacific, including the Bering Straight, so the map nicely splits without cutting any land.
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