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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 Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...
African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...
For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of ...
Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...
The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...
A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...
Mercator projection is not the first time a European map distorted or misrepresented a region, says one expert. Another ...
Scientists have deciphered the world's oldest map -- and they believe it's led them to the location of Noah's Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for centuries ...