The United Nations General Assembly will today vote on a resolution to promote the progressive abandonment of the traditional Mercator projection, the world map that alters the relative sizes of continents, in favor of representations more faithful to their real surfaces. The
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04 settembre 2026 | 17.15
The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to shift away from the 16th-century Mercator map, designed by Flemish cartographer…
Con 164 voti a favore e un solo contrario, l'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite ha approvato una risoluzione non vincolante…
Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection
Генеральная Ассамблея Организации Объединенных Наций проголосует сегодня за резолюцию, направленную на содействие постепенному…
The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately…
Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and tech firms to move away from the centuries-old Mercator projection
