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‘Still have land to spare’: US was only country to reject UN vote to replace 16th-century world map we know, calling the resolution ‘superfluous’

Adjusting our perception closer to reality.

We Got This Covered · Sep 6

UN backs effort to drop Mercator map and show size of Africa more accurately

The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting the true size of countries.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 5

UN General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's size

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Is it time to redraw our maps?

From migration to ecology, new knowledge makes new cartographic demands

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2025

Campaigners want to change the world map to show Africa is bigger

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it seem smaller

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Africa is much bigger than you think. Here’s how you’ve been misled

A world map drawn in the 1500s is to blame

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025

‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map

Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025

Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect

Tech giants said today’s digital native kids would be the first generation who would not know what it meant to get lost. But is that a good thing?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024

Should the world map be more realistic? We ask an expert

Geography professor Donald Houston on why the 16th-century projection that exaggerates the western world and diminishes the size of Africa is misleading

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2022