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

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

The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote against the resolution.

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 new map is intended to reduce geographic distortions in educational materials, public communications and data visualizations. The U.N. resolution recommends rather than requires use of the new map ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

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, ...

Compare Greenland and South America on a world map.On a Mercator projection map, the large northern island appears wider than ...

The current commonly used projection, called the Mercator Projection, greatly exaggerates land towards the north and south poles, which makes Africa look much smaller. In the Mercator projection, ...

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The ...

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" ...