A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Togo, introduces the "Correct the map" draft resolution. Africa is much larger than it appears on many familiar world maps. That is because the maps we ...

A world map is one of the most familiar images in modern life, but no flat world map can show the Earth exactly as it is. The reason is mathematical: Earth is approximately spherical, while a ...

The United Nations last week overwhelmingly voted in favour of a new standard projection for the world map that more fairly represents the size of countries and continents alike. Developed in 2018, ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visual comparison of new UN world map projection Equal Earth and how Greenland's size changes compared to mercator projection. On ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, ...

France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa. A ...

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

The United Nations General Assembly has backed an African Union-led effort to change how the world is represented on maps, adopting a resolution calling for more accurate and equitable cartographic ...

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for greater use of map projections that more accurately represent the relative size of different regions. India voted in favour of ...