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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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