The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.
Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding ...
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How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map
The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.
It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.
The United Nations has voted to change the world map to reflect the true, relative sizes of countries.
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