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 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 ...

African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

For generations, schools, media outlets and decision-makers have relied on a familiar world map. It has become a global standard, seen everywhere from classroom posters to government buildings. But ...

The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use of a 16th-century map in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa's size. The Mercator projection of the world distorts the sizes ...

16:18, Mon, Aug 25, 2025 Updated: 16:51, Mon, Aug 25, 2025 Several African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn, as it makes the continent seem much smaller compared to some others. The ...

15:57, Tue, Oct 8, 2024 Updated: 15:57, Tue, Oct 8, 2024 Flat maps, aimed at providing a coherent projection of the Earth, are showing countries to be inaccurate in sizing. Some countries are shown to ...

On most world maps, Africa looks modest—smaller than Greenland. In reality? It’s 14 times bigger. This cartographic lie has shaped minds for centuries. The Mercator map wasn’t just a sailor’s tool—it ...

The world map is a familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but you might be surprised to learn that it’s not an accurate representation of the Earth. In fact, in terms of country and ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

On a typical world map, Canada is a vast nation. Home to six time zones, its endless plains spread from ocean to ocean, dominating great swathes of the northern half of the globe. But, in reality, ...

Because the Peters projection accurately shows different countries' relative sizes. Although it distorts countries' shapes, this way of drawing a world map avoids exaggerating the size of developed ...