UN map resolution explained: Why India voted yes but rejected any change to J&K, Ladakh depiction

Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World’s Regions, Particularly ...

UN adopts Equal Earth map: Why no flat map can accurately show the globe

There are many different methods of portraying a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with ...

Why a flat map fails to accurately depict Earth

There are many methods of portraying a three-dimensional shape on a two-dimensional surface, and each comes with tradeoffs ...
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World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...

Africa is 14 times Greenland, looks smaller on world map, why? Rumblings at UN explained

Every flat map sacrifices some geographical properties. Equal Earth preserves relative land area, while Mercator's ...
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UN's 'Correct the Map' resolution finds favour, India urges caution

The UN General Assembly passed the 'Correct the Map' resolution, moving away from the Mercator projection. While supporting ...

'Can Help Address Distortions': India Backs UN’s ‘Correct the Map’ Resolution, Calls for Cartographic Neutrality

Indian diplomat Raghoo Puri noted that equal-area approaches address size distortions from traditional navigation maps. While ...
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World maps get Africa's size wrong: Cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...