DAKAR, Senegal — On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But on the Equal Earth projection showing continents in their ...
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 ...
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Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map
In 1569, Flemish mapmaker Gerardus Mercator synthesized existing ideas in navigation and cartography to create a new type of world map. It has stood the test of time: Billions of people would ...
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Africa's plan to redraw 'skewed' world map: 55-nation Union calls for 'Equal Earth' map
African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...
LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Africa may be set to transform itself from a relative clean-energy laggard into a power-sector pioneer. African power firms have plans to dramatically expand ...
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