UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

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  UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

  <p>Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland</p><p>The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.</p><p>In a session at its headquarters in New York, the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-century Mercator projection in favour of one based on the more accurate 2018 Equal Earth design.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa">Continue reading...</a>

  Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:49:29 GMT

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1. 2026-09-04 16:49The Guardian — UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale