UN adopts more accurate world map, with only US opposing
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution encouraging governments and institutions to adopt the Equal Earth projection, which shows continents in true proportions. The vote was 164 in favor, with only the U.S. against and six abstentions. The traditional Mercator map, used since the 16th century, distorts landmasses by enlarging regions near the poles.
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