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Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...
The African Union has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection, long ...
A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a modern map that shows Africa’s true size.
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The African Union endorses 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace Mercator projection with Equal Earth for geographical ...
The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...
Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another ...
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more accurately displays ...
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Live Science on MSNThe autumn equinox is coming. When does fall officially begin?
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Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...
Criticism of the Mercator map is not new, but the 'Correct The Map' campaign – led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and ...
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