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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Togo petitions UN to adopt world map showing Africa’s true size

Togo is spearheading a diplomatic movement to overhaul how the world views the African continent. The West African nation ...
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Togo to ask UN members to adopt world maps that show true size of Africa

Togo has launched a campaign to adopt a world map that better represents the true size of Africa. Now Togo will ask UN member ...
Directions Magazine

Beyond the Mercator Map: A More Realistic World View

In classrooms, offices, and libraries across the United States, one world map appears again and again: the Mercator projection. Its familiarity makes it feel authoritative, even though it was never ...

Togo to ask UN member states to use map showing Africa's true size

By Noel Kokou Tadegnon and Catarina Demony LOME, April 14 (Reuters) - Togo will ask United Nations member states to adopt a ...
Directions Magazine

Rethinking World Map Projections in the Classroom

For centuries, the Mercator projection has been one of the most recognizable representations of the world. Developed in 1569 during the height of maritime exploration, it was engineered with a ...
The Independent

Gerardus Mercator: 3 ways influential cartographer changed the way we look at the world

Google has today celebrated the birthday of Gerard Mercator, a 16th century cartographer, with a Doodle on its homepage. The Flemish map-maker is behind one of the most influential depictions of the ...