Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
World maps might soon get an upgrade. The United Nations votes to endorse global charts that better represent Africa's true size
If you open Google Maps, you’ll notice that Greenland looks like it’s about the same size as Africa. However, the African ...
The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...
However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...
Al Jazeera on MSN
Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map?
Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.
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