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KingHeroical t1_jefohjt wrote

Reply to comment by amandack in There really isn't any reason why north is always upward and south is always downward on maps. by GuinnessTheBestBoi

We're speaking practically rather than technically here:

Nearly 90% of humans live in the northern hemisphere. People who were developing mapping and navigation techniques did so primarily in the northern hemisphere. So for them, 'north on top' was not arbitrary at all but rather very practical.

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