African Union backs push to correct Africa’s size on world map

<p>The African Union has welcomed a recent United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a more accurate representation of Africa on world maps. The initiative centres on the Mercator projection, a 16th-century map designed mainly for navigation, which distorts the relative size of land areas and makes Africa appear significantly smaller than its actual surface [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.namibian.com.na/african-union-backs-push-to-correct-africas-size-on-world-map/">African Union backs push to correct Africa&#8217;s size on world map</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.namibian.com.na">The Namibian</a>.</p>

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