World maps have underestimated Africa’s size for centuries. Activists hope to change that

When a U.S. government map wrongly labelled every African country, it underscored how maps have traditionally underestimated ...
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Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...
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30 real world maps that show the true size of countries

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...
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World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

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 ...