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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 ...
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Africa is way bigger than your world map shows. Now, advocates want the cartographic lie corrected
Africa is putting its foot down when it comes to the Mercator projection map, the most widely used representation of the world, according to IFLScience. Several countries in Africa are now opposing it ...
“Maps are facts, but they can also be arguments — and Trump recognises that,” said Cheshire. He suggested that Trump’s love ...
Africa is on a fierce campaign that, if successful, will see the Mercator map replaced with the Equal Earth map on web-based platforms, mobile apps, desktop software, and embedded systems for our home ...
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