When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Mercator map, created in 1569, is still largely used today but land masses closer to the ...

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...

New Zealand's stunning beauty and rich Māori culture are often overlooked on world maps due to its geographic isolation and ...

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 450 ...

When a child opens a world atlas, they deserve the truth—not illusion. For centuries, however, geography lessons have been ...