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

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its significance.

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

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For centuries, the familiar Mercator world map has quietly distorted Africa's size and significance. Now, a coalition of African nations is leading a campaign to set the record straight with a new, ...

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Google Maps in Space lets you "walk" the surface of the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other entities in the Solar System, as well as the International Space Station. Here's how to use it.

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The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...