The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.
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The UN just voted to correct a 456-year-old world map problem—and this continent could look much bigger than you’re used to seeing
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage alternatives to the centuries-old Mercator projection, which ...
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 United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.
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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted in favor of replacing the traditional world map with a projection that more ...
When a Trump administration official presented a cringingly erroneous map of Africa at a global conference last month, the blunder gave fresh momentum to a campaign for an accurate world map that ...
A claim of a UN world map vote on Africa’s scale lacks a resolution, voting record, year and source needed for verification.
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