Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.
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Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.
The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the distortions produced by the Mercator projection.
Maps help shape how we make sense of the world.
Quirky tourists, heads up! The old way to calculate geographical centers of U.S. states is out of date. To set course for a state’s true center, read up on the azimuthal equidistant projection.
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