Africa: New World Map Makes Africa Look Bigger - What's the Fuss About?
And although this action is happening at a global level, there are movements underway in cartographic communities to make the Equal Earth projection the default world map projection.
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth's landmasses.
This new Equal Earth projection is better suited than Mercator for producing global scale world maps for educational, public communication and policy purposes.
This is a summary of the original articles listed below. Always read the source articles for the full context. GhanaSummary does not create or modify the news — we summarise and link to original publishers.
