Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-4436775-20140716044104

Using this not-strictly-canon map here, I notice that Strangereal uses planetographic latitude starting with 360 degrees at the prime meridian (crossing through the western peninsula of Osea (near Cape Landers). From there, it goes west (which makes sense) and adds up. 30, 60, so on.

Why does it go to 120, then 240, and so on? It baffles me and has produced many questions. The briefing for Mission 5 in Ace Combat 6 shows Ortara at 50 degrees East (technically, with this type of measurement system, the "East" would be redundant), whereas in the map, Ortara is well past 60, near 120.

The reason I ask is because I would like a somewhat accurate comparison of Strangereal geography to the real world (ie. Belka would be in the same place that Kazhakstan would be, Emmeria in Canada, etc.) I saw a picture several years ago where someone overlaid an Earth map over a Strangereal map (and if anyone happens to have that picure, could you please post the link below.)

Thank you for your help. 