diff --git a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
index faed3a588..5db3222af 100644
--- a/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
+++ b/components/lazmapviewer/source/mvmapviewer.pas
@@ -1577,11 +1577,11 @@ begin
 
   FCenter := TMapCenter.Create(Self);
   FCenter.Longitude := 0.0;
-  FCenter.Latitude := 51.47696; // Greenwich observatory
+  FCenter.Latitude := 0.0;
 
   FZoomMin := 0;
   FZoomMax := 19;
-  Zoom := 15;
+  Zoom := 1;
 end;
 
 destructor TMapView.Destroy;