15 Maps That Will Change How You See The World

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...
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Africa’s land is not empty: New report debunks the myth of “unused land” and calls for a just future for the continent’s farmland

A new report challenges one of the most persistent and harmful myths shaping Africa’s development agenda — the idea that the ...

Google Maps for the ancient world! Interactive map lets you explore the vast network of Roman roads

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 ...
Reuters

The true size of Africa

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...
GCN

Africa pushes to fix Mercator map distortions

African advocacy organizations have initiated a paradigm shift by initiating a resulting campaign to replace the twisted Mercator map that distorts the African continent by 14 times to be replaced by ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

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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Africa is much bigger than most maps show, and a new campaign wants that fixed

African advocacy groups launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map with the Equal Earth projection. The African Union endorsed the effort, saying the distorted map minimizes Africa’s global ...
GCN

African Union pushes map showing Africa’s true scale

The African Union is fighting to correct the misrepresentation of the African continent. By advocating for maps that reflect Africa’s true size, the AU aims to ensure a more accurate representation of ...