The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.
The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...
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UN recommends Equal Earth map to show world in truer proportions — NV infographic
The new map is intended to reduce geographic distortions in educational materials, public communications and data ...
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 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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Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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 United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...
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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 United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.
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