Global maps can distort the way people view the world

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions ...
Yahoo

A whole new world: redrawing the Mercator map

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mercator map, created ...
AOL

The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the ...
CNN

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...
Geographical

Greenland’s true size, according to five maps

Is Greenland really as big as it seems? Find out more about its true size with five maps that might change your ...
Hyperallergic

Africa Wants a More Accurate World Map

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...
Omaha.com

Take a look at several different map projections

The Gall-Peters projection was created by James Gall and Arno Peters in 1855. Date of map: August 15, 2011 Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium ...