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World maps might soon get an upgrade. The United Nations votes to endorse global charts that better represent Africa's true size
If you open Google Maps, you’ll notice that Greenland looks like it’s about the same size as Africa. However, the African ...
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 UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.
However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...
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.
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The United Nations General Assembly has voted to phase out Mercator projections and adopt Equal Earth projections, a change meant to better represent geographic size on maps. The vote came on Sept. 4, ...
For generations, millions have viewed world maps that dramatically underrepresent Africa's true size. A recent United Nations ...
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