diff --git a/src/modules/locale/timezonewidget/timezonewidget.cpp b/src/modules/locale/timezonewidget/timezonewidget.cpp
index b8713e107..475815cba 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/timezonewidget/timezonewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/timezonewidget/timezonewidget.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@
  *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <cmath>
+
 #include "timezonewidget.h"
 
+constexpr double MATH_PI = 3.14159265;
+
 TimeZoneWidget::TimeZoneWidget(QWidget* parent) :
     QWidget(parent)
 {
@@ -98,6 +102,17 @@ QPoint TimeZoneWidget::getLocationPosition(double longitude, double latitude) {
     double x = (width / 2.0 + (width / 2.0) * longitude / 180.0) + MAP_X_OFFSET * width;
     double y = (height / 2.0 - (height / 2.0) * latitude / 90.0) + MAP_Y_OFFSET * height;
 
+    //Far north, the MAP_Y_OFFSET no longer holds, cancel the Y offset; it's noticeable
+    // from 62 degrees north, so scale those 28 degrees as if the world is flat south
+    // of there, and we have a funny "rounded" top of the world. In practice the locations
+    // of the different cities / regions looks ok -- at least Thule ends up in the right
+    // country, and Inuvik isn't in the ocean.
+    if (latitude > 62.0)
+        y -= sin(MATH_PI * (latitude - 62.0) / 56.0) * MAP_Y_OFFSET * height;
+    // Antarctica isn't shown on the map, but you could try clicking there
+    if (latitude < -60)
+        y = height - 1;
+
     if (x < 0)
         x = width+x;
     if (x >= width)