The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...

Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland ...

For centuries the continent has been made to seem smaller than it is. Now the UN has adopted a projection that shows more ...

India supports a UN resolution for a more accurate world map to improve global cartographic representation and equity.

The UN General Assembly has voted in favour of replacing the widely used Mercator world map with a projection that more ...

While the vote isn’t binding, the new standard may appear more frequently going forward ...

The resolution encourages governments and institutions to replace the Mercator projection, the 16th-century map that has ...

The United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true ...

France will stop using maps based on the traditional Mercator projection, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Friday - backing an African push for a more accurate representation of the ...