The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

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

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

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global map is intended to better represent the relative sizes of continents and ...

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Equal Earth projection accurately reflects countries' relative sizes. - Equal Earth The United Nations General Assembly voted ...

In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of new world maps which more accurately depict continents with their true sizes. The move ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Make New York Post a Preferred Source The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in ...