Closer to Reality: UN Adopts a Far-Reaching Reform of Global Cartography
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For Africa it was a "historical moment", writes the Foreign Minister of Togo on the decision of the UN. In the future the realistic size of the continent is to be depicted on world maps. It is more than just a representation.
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has officially adopted an unprecedented and highly controversial resolution called “Correct The Map.” The historic vote, held at its headquarters in New York, ended with 164 votes in favor, 6 abstentions, and only one vote against—that of the United States. The decision has sparked a major diplomatic row, dividing world powers over issues of historical justice and colonial legacy. What is the reason for t…
The United Nations abandons the projection of Mercator, which artificially expands some territories, because the Washington delegation was the only one to vote against it.
On Friday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to promote a global cartographic representation that is more faithful to the true size of the continents, including Africa and narrowing the United States.
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday to introduce a new world map that more faithfully reflects the sizes of countries and continents. One country, the United States, opposed the change.
Mercator's world map, Mercator mapping and the true size of Africa — the UN has supported Togo's initiative to draw attention to the distortions of the popular world map. However, the dispute over how the continents are represented has a much broader, political dimension as well.
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