The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the "Correct the Map" resolution, which aims to promote the use of world maps that display the actual size of continents more accurately. The proposal was submitted by Togo and received broad support, with 164 countries voting in favor of the resolution. Only the United States voted against it.
The goal of the reform is to limit the dominance of the traditional Mercator projection, which is used on many world maps. Critics point out that this type of map significantly distorts the proportions of territorial sizes. Africa appears smaller on it, while areas closer to the poles, such as Greenland or Russia, look larger than their actual area. info.cz ↗
Greenland is cited as an example, which on common maps can appear almost the same size as Africa. In reality, however, Africa is approximately fourteen times larger. According to supporters of the resolution, area-accurate projections should therefore be used more frequently, for example the Equal Earth projection from 2018. It is intended to show more accurately the size of Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Oceania. zive.cz ↗
The resolution is intended to encourage countries and international organizations to use more realistic projections on maps. It does not mean the immediate abolition of existing maps, but rather creates political pressure to change the way the world is depicted in schools, institutions, and public spaces. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
UN Supported Maps That Show Africa's Size More Accurately
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OSN dala zelenou nové mapě světa. Afrika „vyroste“, Rusko se zmenší
info.cz
| 10:39 05.09.
UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size
BBC News
| 19:26 04.09.
OSN chce překreslit mapu světa. Co to vlastně znamená v praxi, proč nám mapy lžou a jak vypadá ideální Equal Earth
zive.cz
| 15:45 05.09.
UN backs effort to depict Africa correctly on maps despite US opposition
Politico Europe
| 11:35 05.09.
Afrika größer und präziser darstellen: UN stimmt mit breiter Mehrheit für Reform der Weltkarte – nur USA dagegen
Tagesspiegel
| 09:17 05.09.
Weltkarte: UN-Generalversammlung stimmt für realistischere Weltkarte
Die Zeit
| 01:59 05.09.
Kritik an Mercator-Projektion - UNO stimmt für Weltkarten-Reform - damit Grönland nicht mehr größer als Afrika erscheint
Deutschlandfunk
| 01:44 05.09.
Kritik an üblicher Darstellung: UN stimmen auf Antrag Togos für Reform der Weltkarte
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| 00:09 05.09.
Kritik an üblicher Darstellung: UN stimmen auf Antrag Togos für Reform der Weltkarte
Die Zeit
| 00:08 05.09.
What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong
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| 15:46 05.09.
Uno will realistischere Weltkarte
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| 22:53 04.09.
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