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United States only nation to vote against new World Map showing true size of other continent
The United States was the only nation to vote against a new United Nations resolution that would adopt a new map reflecting Africa's true size ...
The U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions on world maps. The body passed the “Correct the Map” initiative by a ...
The United States was the only country that voted against a United Nations resolution encouraging the use of a world map that accurately reflects the size of continents, the Washington Post reported.
Maps “really are a time capsule of how that cartographer saw the world,” said Tony Rodono, owner of The Map Shop, based in ...
The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.
The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.
The U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an "Equal Earth" map. The U.S. described it as a "radical ideological project." ...
It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and ...
The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.
The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...
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