On the Mercator projection, one of the world’s most popular maps, Greenland and Africa appear to be about the same size. But ...

A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of ...

African Union promotes a new map revealing Africa’s true scale, aiming to reshape global perspectives on the continent’s size ...

Turns out the map on your classroom wall has been lying harder than a freshman explaining why his essay smells like tequila.

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.

The African Union has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection, long ...

The African Union endorses 'Correct the Map' campaign to replace Mercator projection with Equal Earth for geographical ...

Criticism of the Mercator map is not new, but the 'Correct The Map' campaign – led by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and ...

The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real ...

The Mercator map, widely used since 1599, shows a version of Africa that has been distorted to appear significantly smaller.

Gerardus Mercator (1512-94), a mathematician and engraver, created the map in 1569 to help sailors navigate their way around ...

The African Union and campaigners want Africa's map to be corrected to its true size after years of distortion ...