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Australia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map

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The brief

The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”.S1S2
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1w Theage

Australia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map

The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”…

1w Smh · 2 reports

Australia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map

The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”…

1w Brisbanetimes

Australia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map

The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”…

Australia and Africa expand, North America and Europe shrink: UN adopts new world map

3 outlets 4 reports
The brief

The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The US was the only country to vote against the move to limit use of the famous 16th-century Mercator map for the Equal Earth projection, saying it promoted an “ideological agenda”.S1S2
Timeline · newest first

Sources · 3 citations

S1 Theage 1 report · EN
S2S3 SmhLead 2 reports · EN
Brisbanetimes 1 report · EN