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The Mercator projection, originally designed by a 16th century cartographer, stretches the northern and southern latitudes to plot the round earth on a flat surface.
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The Mercator projection, designed by a 16th-century cartographer, stretches northern and southern latitudes to map the round Earth onto a flat surface.
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- Nick Danforth
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- 9877bdd9-a856-466f-ae31-4cfde127293b
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- September 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM (2 weeks ago)
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- September 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM (2 weeks ago)
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President Trump's renewed threats to annex Greenland have revived a debate about the Mercator projection, which exaggerates Greenland's size. The article explores how map projections influence perceptions of geopolitical importance and historical imperialism.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the Equal Earth cartographic projection, which more accurately portrays the relative sizes of continents. This move, sponsored by African nations, aims to correct the long-standing Mercator projection's distortions.
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to encourage governments, schools, and tech companies to stop using maps that distort Africa's size. This resolution promotes the use of more accurate map projections, such as Equal Earth, to correct historical distortions.
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