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Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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World — Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
In a session at its headquarters in New York, the UN general assembly officially retired the 16th-century Mercator projection in favour of one based on the more accurate 2018 Equal Earth design.
The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays Africa’s size.
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Source: The Guardian · Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan. Published 4 Sept 2026, 04:49 pm.
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