The African Union says the Mercator projection distorts Africa’s size and identity—and it’s pushing a new map to set the ...

That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

Several African nations have begun replacing Mercator maps in schools with alternatives. The current campaign is "actively ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...