UN Adopts New Map Projection to Correct Africa’s Distorted Size
The UN has voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection, a map designed to correct the size distortions of the Mercator projection,…
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UN to Vote on Adopting New World Map That Reflects Africa’s True Scale
The UN General Assembly will vote Friday on a resolution to phase out the Mercator projection, which distorts Africa's size, in favor…