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The Mercator Map’s Enduring Influence and Distortions
Mercator's 1569 map revolutionized navigation but distorts landmass sizes, affecting how regions like Africa are perceived politically and economically.
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UN General Assembly Votes to Promote Equal Earth Map, Correcting Africa’s Distorted Size
The UN voted 164-1 to adopt the Equal Earth projection, urging nations to replace the Mercator map which minimizes Africa's true landmass.
UN General Assembly Approves New World Map Projection to Correct Distortions
The UN has endorsed the Equal Earth projection to replace the traditional Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size. The US voted against,…
U.N. Backs ‘Correct the Map’ Resolution to Accurately Represent Africa
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to promote equal-area map projections that show Africa's true size, with only the U.S. voting against.
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United Nations Replaces Mercator Map with More Accurate Projection Reflecting True Continental Sizes
The UN General Assembly voted 164-1 to adopt a map replacing the centuries-old Mercator projection, which systematically understates Africa's true size, following…
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,…