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UN Set to Vote on Replacing Mercator Map With Accurate Africa Representation

The United Nations is preparing to vote on a proposal to adopt a new world map projection that more accurately reflects Africa's true size, aiming to address historical distortions in global cartography.

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UN General Assembly schedules vote on new world map proposal

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African-led coalition pushes for map reform at the United Nations

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UN approves resolution to adopt map reflecting Africa's true size

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UN vote sets stage for changes in map standards worldwide

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UN General Assembly adopts Equal Earth map resolution

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  1. Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution
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  1. UN backs new map showing Africa's true relative size with US alone in opposition
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  2. India, 163 others vote at UNGA for map with bigger Africa, shrunk North America
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  3. Así es el nuevo mapamundi que aprobó la ONU para mostrar el verdadero tamaño de África
    El Colombiano | noticias de Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia y el mundo.
  4. U.N. backs new world map showing Africa's true size
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  5. UN endorses new map that shows Africa's size more accurately
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