UN Endorses Size-Accurate World Map to Correct Geographic Distortions
Member states backed a new global map projection designed to replace the long-standing Mercator format, ensuring continents like Africa are displayed in their true proportions. The measure aims to improve equitable geographic representation worldwide.
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What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
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 wrong.
Read full article →The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.
The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map. The U.S. described it as a “radical ideological project.”
By Victoria Craw
Read full article →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.
Read full article →UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size
The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
By FRANCE24
Read full article →UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows Africa's size more accurately - International - World - Ahram Online
UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows Africa's size more accurately - International - World Ahram Online
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