Letters: The transverse Mercator projection was created for European sailors – and it worked for their world, writes Paul Harwood ...

The process of converting a three-dimensional(3D) spherical globe into a two-dimensional(2D) flat surface creates a problem for the cartographer. A trade-off is required between the accuracy of ...

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.

Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially enlarged the farther they are from the Earth’s equator, which leads to ...

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

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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The French foreign ministry on Friday said it plans to abandon using maps with the traditional Mercator projection of the world, backing a push by Africa to give the continent a more realistic ...

Last Friday, the United Nations voted 164-1 to support a new kind of world map. The Equal Earth map is designed to more accurately show the real size of continents and other land masses. The agreement ...

Before reading this articleThis article is a significantly expanded version of the 'Weekly Geography Behind the Scenes' ...