The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
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UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size
The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.
France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of ...
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.
The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...
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