Times Now · WorldNews · 2026-09-04
UN Adopts New World Map to Show Global South's True Size
The UN general assembly has voted 164 to 1 to retire the centuries-old Mercator map in favor of the more accurate Equal Earth projection. The Mercator map has long made Africa look similar in size to Greenland, when it is actually 14 times larger. UN Adopts New World Map to Show Global South's True Size. The UN general assembly has voted 164 to 1 to retire the centuries-old Mercator map in favor of the more accurate Equal Earth projection. The Mercator map has long made Africa look similar in size to Greenland, when it is actually 14 times larger. , World News, Times Now
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