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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

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Resource type
Newspaper Article
Author/contributor
Title
UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Abstract
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2026-09-04
Section
World news
ISSN
0261-3077
URL
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
Accessed
10/26/26, 8:29 PM
Language
English
Library Catalog
The Guardian
License
Colonialism, Indigenous Rights & Decolonization
Extra
Worldwide
Citation
Egbejule, E. (2026, September 4). UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/un-vote-world-map-mercator-equal-earth-africa
Resource
Headings
Geography
Link to this record
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