The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

On September 4, 2026, the United Nations adopted a resolution to promote a new map of the world. The resolution encourages ...

Ever wondered why Greenland looks as big as Africa on the map? It’s because of something called the Mercator projection. Putting a 3-D planet on a two-dimensional world map was challenging for early ...

A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

IntroductionWhile watching ItteQ, I wondered, "How many countries have they visited so far?" so I created a site where you ...

The map of Africa is much larger than most people think. However, most classroom maps and atlases still understate it – a distortion embedded in the Mercator projection that has shaped world maps for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global ...

In a historic move last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of new world maps which more accurately depict continents with their true sizes. The move ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at changing the way Africa and other regions are represented on world maps. The "Correct the Map" ...