The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...

But by looking at the Mercator Projection, one of the most widely used map projections, one wouldn’t know it. Created by ...

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

The common Mercator projection map distorts the size of continents, making Africa appear much smaller than it is. The United Nations General Assembly voted to encourage the use of maps that more ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...