U.N. Backs New Map Projection, Demands World Stop Making Africa Look Small

The U.N. voted Friday to promote reworked map projections that enhance Africa's size, a move it claims will "more accurately reflect the true size of continents" – the culmination of an African-led campaign against the 16th-century Mercator projection, still the most widely used depiction in the world. The post U.N. Backs New Map Projection, Demands World Stop Making Africa Look Small appeared first on Breitbart.

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