The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.
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 ...
The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...
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.
Why the UN’s new world map has upset some countries - India, Japan and Ukraine protest Equal Earth map of world due to ...
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...
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How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look smaller than it is. By John Yoon The United Nations General Assembly on ...
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