That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America ...

A growing campaign backed by the African Union is urging schools and organizations to replace the Mercator projection with a ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The 55 countries endorsed a campaign to replace the Mercator map with alternatives that supporters say more accurately reflects the true size of Africa.

Africa's landmass is so big that Russia, China, India and the United States could fit in it. But that's not the impression you get when you look at the world map that's been in use for more than ...

Africa is roughly three times as large as Europe, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the world’s most popular map, the 16th-century Mercator map.

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century ...