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African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa’s size
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The Mercator map is conformal, which means shapes are preserved, but actual sizes are distorted.
The Mercator map was developed in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish cartographer.
(Hulton Archive | Getty Images)Patterson said institutions may choose to use the Mercator map so that when users zoom in, a circular object doesn’t become an oval, for example.
Google Maps made the Mercator map optional on its desktop version in 2018, a company spokesperson said.
Organizers of the Correct The Map campaign s say they’ve reached out to the United Nations to assist in its mission to replace the Mercator map.
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