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.
Apple Maps has come a long way in the competition for best wayfinder and giving Google a run for its money.
The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...
Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The ...
The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...
Open the site, click Spin, and see which of 197 countries comes up. You can spin through the whole world or filter for Europe ...
Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new ...
The first thing worth clarifying is that Africa did not suddenly become bigger because of a United Nations vote. Africa has always ...
Togo has announced plans to change its school geography materials by the end of the year after the United Nations General ...
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UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size
The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a new world map designed to give a more accurate representation of the size ...
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