The Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size for 450 years. The UN just voted to replace it.
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM On most world maps hanging in classrooms, conference rooms, and government offices around the world, Greenland and Africa look roughly the same size. The reality is that they are not. Greenland covers about 2.2 million square kilometers while Africa covers 30.4 million. The map has been wrong by a […] The post The Mercator map has distorted Africa’s size for…
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