2026-09-04 17:02 UTC
#UN votes to adopt new #WorldMap that shows #Africa’s true scale | Africa | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
#Cartography #MapProjections #Metcator #EckertIV #Gall-Peters #Geography #Politics
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@rowat_c@mastodon.social 2026-09-04 21:58
@mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk is there an office in the USDS asking how it can fritter away international support/soft power on pointless stances? > The "Correct the Map" resolution, sponsored by Togo and backed by African Union (AU) members, passed with the support of 164 nations, including France and the UK. The United States was the only nation to vote against it - and there were six abstentions. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce30vp55dnlo