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UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale (www.theguardian.com)
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

Robinson is good, but this one is even better: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Earth_projection

Compare Alaska. It's still not perfect, but it's closer.

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