This African Nation Says Its Time For World Map To Reflect The Continent's True Size

Togo officials argue that current widely used projections are geographically deceptive and minimize the continent's global ...
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African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...
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Togo, African Union Seek UN Adoption Of New World Map Reflecting Africa’s True Size

Reuters reports that Togo’s Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, disclosed that the West African nation, backed by the African ...

Africa's True Size: Togo to Push UN Member States to Drop Mercator Map | Firstpost Africa

For centuries, the world has viewed the globe through the lens of the 1569 Mercator projection—a navigation tool that shrinks ...