Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The map of the world as you know it – the Mercator projection – isn’t totally accurate. And Africa is leading the charge to ...

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

African nations are calling for the world map to be redrawn to show the “greatness of the continent”. The African Union has ...

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

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

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

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

Given its distortions, why has the Mercator projection continued to dominate classrooms, atlases and even digital maps for centuries?

Explore the fascinating history of world maps, from ancient to modern times, and their impact on our understanding of geography and culture.