# Maps

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps/172896>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 3, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps/172896 "2003-05-03T19:47:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maps/172896/1 "2003-05-03T19:47:43Z")

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Has anyone ever seen a world map - Mercator projection - with the “poles” being at 0[sup]o[/sup]N - 0[sup]o[/sup]E and 0[sup]o[/sup] - 180[sup]o[/sup]E?

(I’ve heard of them, but not seen them.)