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

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

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

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

The 1569 Mercator map did not merely misrepresent Africa’s size—it mutilated its dignity and incapacitated its destiny. From the moment Gerardus Mercator shrank Africa on paper, the continent was ...

The African Union's recent support for alternatives to the Mercator projection challenges historical cartographic distortions ...

Africa is mobilizing to correct the continent's representation on the world map, denouncing historical distortions and demanding a more faithful view that respects its true proportions.

In July, the United States government made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) companies wanting to do business with ...

The distortion has even influenced political perceptions of Trump, who once eyed buying Greenland, misled by maps showing it ...

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

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

The colonial-era Mercator map distorts continental size, making Africa look smaller than it is. The 55-nation African Union ...