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The true representation of Africa; Why the UN decided to change the map after 457 years
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
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Yet on the traditional Mercator map, Greenland can appear similar in size to Africa because of the projection's distortion.
The General Assembly adopted a non-binding resolution encouraging governments, schools, publishers and technology companies to use map projections that show the relative size of continents more accurately.
It was used in the creation of the map and it distorted the size of landmasses, making regions near poles appear larger and areas closer to the equator appear smaller.
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