Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, citing it’s large size, was likely influenced by the distorted Mercator map ...

India backs the UN “Correct the Map” resolution but says J&K and Ladakh must be shown according to India’s official map.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For strategic and resource reasons, Greenland looms large in the imagination of President Donald Trump. But geographically, the ...

Led by Togo and supported by the Africa Group, the initiative promotes the Equal Earth projection. Its sponsors argue that the continued use of the 16th-century Mercator map makes Africa appear ...

For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of African nations is leading a campaign to set the record straight with a new, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jean-Noel Barrot said the Mercator projection offered a distorted view of the world (Dimitar DILKOFF) The French foreign ministry ...

A UN General Assembly resolution has been adopted recommending that countries choose world maps with less distortion that more accurately reflect actual land area. According to reports from AP and AFP ...

Understand how a new world map challenges traditional ways of representing countries and reshapes our perception of the world ...