MSN: The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It
The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It
"On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa", said The Times. But this could soon change.
The Washington Post: Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...
The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...
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