📱 UN Adopts Equal Earth Map
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: Business Today · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
UN has backed a new world map designed to show the relative size of continents more accurately, particularly correcting the way Africa is visually diminished on the traditional Mercator projection. The move could influence maps used in education, technology and governance, although the non-binding resolution does not require countries to abandon Mercator.
Key points
- UN has backed a new world map designed to show the relative size of continents more accurately, particularly correcting the way Africa is visually diminished on the traditional Mercator projection.
- The move could influence maps used in education, technology and governance, although the non-binding resolution does not require countries to abandon Mercator.
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