The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the record straight.

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The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...

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The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...