The United Nations has approved the adoption of a revised world map projection designed to accurately represent the true physical scale of continents, correcting centuries of cartographic distortion that visually minimized Africa. Widely used historical models, such as the 16th-century Mercator projection, significantly exaggerated the size of northern landmasses while diminishing equatorial regions. The new equal-area map provides a proportional visual representation of global landmasses, reflecting Africa’s actual geographic size relative to the rest of the world for use in official and educational contexts.
- The United Nations has approved an updated world map projection to correct disproportionate landmass sizing in traditional cartography.
- Standard maps relying on the 1569 Mercator projection historically enlarged regions closer to the poles while visually shrinking equatorial areas.
- The historical distortion understated the true scale of Africa, frequently rendering it comparable in visual size to much smaller regions such as Greenland.
- The newly approved equal-area projection displays all continents in accurate proportion to their actual geographical surface area.
- The standardized adoption aims to promote geographical accuracy and eliminate visual bias in education and international documentation.
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as if the UN couldn't possibly have more important things to deal with…. lmmfao what a joke the UN and all its leftist agendas have become
About time! Middle Earth is Africa…the relative map at 5:20 mark is what should be in all text books.
it should have been scaled according to the average 🦐 size in each country. 🤣😉😉
So the US will contine to use the old map, measure it in miles, and rename features to its own liking. 😂 The comment from the US Ambassador is a joke given their recent Lake Ontario childness.
lmfao which lake will be renamed in retaliation?
Shame on Ambassador Mike Waltz, and the U.S. delegate who voted against the U.N. resolution!
Doesn't this map distort shape though?
United States lol, what’s good enough for the rest of the World is not good enough for us.
So bigger is automatically better?
Africa is huge.
U S went against it too ….? 😂
Mimi kama Mmarekani, nimefurahi wanachama wa Umoja wa Mataifa wamechagua hiyo. Sahau huyo mama makamo anayevaa suti bluu. Hatumjui. As an American, I say good job UN on this one.
So increasing the size of africa on map Could change African Lives, Stop Wars, Ethnic conflics and inprove our Economy. …
…Right?🥲😏
One country against. Zero surprise that it was the US. Pathetic comments from the US rep… Rapidly becoming a failed state.
US thought it will lose area in Greenland…
As an American, I'm proud that the UN adopted the more accurate map 🙂
I've known for years that the Mercator Projection map was an old archaic map that doesn't serve a real purpose in the modern area. Today, we care more about the actual shape of continents. It's just shameful that the US government is again at the wrong side of history.
just buy a globe
Just kick US out of UN already.
The USA always inflates itself in every way possible.
End Mercator