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.
Japan, India, Ukraine: Why some countries are uneasy about UN’s new world map - India, Japan and Ukraine protest Equal Earth ...
Earlier this month, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt Equal Earth maps and to phase out the distortions of the widely used Mercator Projection.
The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.
This is the Mercator Projection; it's the world map most humans have been using for quite a while. It was first drawn up by ...
It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...
The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.
The UN General Assembly is due to vote on Friday on a proposal to move away from the traditional Mercator projection.
The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true ...
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
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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