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A new online platform called wplace invites users to “paint the world” on a massive digital canvas. This ever-evolving map ...
For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of ...
Maps are a form of storytelling, as well as an information source. Even the lines, colours, symbols and size of regions ...
The 55-nation alliance wants the world to adopt a new map that shows the relative size of the continents more accurately.
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On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. Criticism that the Mercator projection does not accurately reflect Africa ...
The Mercator map of the world is used by many governments and international organisations. But the Correct The Map campaign has revived criticism of its use.
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays ...
LONDON/DAKAR, Aug 14 (Reuters) – The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of ...
The African Union is championing a drive to replace the 16th-century Mercator world map, arguing its widespread use by governments and international bodies inaccurately depicts Africa's true scale ...
The Mercator projection fosters a false impression that Africa is marginal, an African Union official said.