UN ditches Mercator map to adopt more accurate one reflecting Africa's true size
The UN General Assembly on Friday voted to shift away from the 16th-centuryย Mercator map, designed byย Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator, for a more accurate one reflecting the true size of continents. Theย resolution, spearheaded by several African countries and co-sponsored by France, was backed by 164 countries. The US voted against and six other states abstained.