Cartographers explain how the Equal Earth projection shows Africa’s true relative size and why the world map we use matters.
On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages ...
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The UN just backed a world map that makes Africa look much bigger. What’s the fuss about?
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...
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 ...
I previously examined the representation of deviation score ranking tables for middle school entrance exams. My conclusion ...
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New world map upsets multiple countries: Full list
The United Nations this month overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging the use of a world map projection that more accurately depicts the size of continents, particularly Africa, whose ...
Compare Greenland and South America on a world map.On a Mercator projection map, the large northern island appears wider than ...
The Mercator projection, left, distorts the relative size of landmasses, particularly towards the poles. The Equal Earth ...
The United Nations voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection, which more accurately represents the relative sizes of countries and continents. The commonly used Mercator projection makes regions near ...
When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, ...
Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...
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