The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.
The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.
The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than ...
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United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'
The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote ...
UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and ...
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...
Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan ...
The UN General Assembly is due to vote on Friday on a proposal to move away from the traditional Mercator projection.
A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote – with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US ...
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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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