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September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
L’Afrique est à la fois magnifique et gigantesque !

Il y a du sens dans le projet #correctthemap car la projection de Mercator ne rend pas vraiment hommage à la taille réelle de l’Afrique.

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September 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🌍 The #AU is calling for a new world #map that shows Africa’s real size 👉 #CorrectTheMap campaign.

Ahead of the #EUAU summit, @karolineeickhoff.bsky.social explains how maps shape our view of the world and urges the European side to review its use of visualizations.

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Africa’s Place on the World Map
World maps are not neutral and marginalize Africa, says the “Correct the Map” campaign. The European side should therefore review its map...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#CorrectTheMap is the hashtag. And Gerhard Mercator is not amused.
September 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mycket lyckat inslag om kartprojektioner och världsbilder, med anledning av Afrikanska unionens stöd till kampanjen #CorrectTheMap.
Världen ser inte ut som du tror – så kan kartan ritas om - Dagens Eko
Afrikanska unionen vill sätta stopp för vad som kallas en femhundra år lång ”desinformationskampanj”.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Maps aren’t neutral—they tell stories of power, history, and perspective 🌍 The #CorrectTheMap campaign reminds us Africa’s true size matters. Read KIT-CASE’s blog on why projections shape fairness in data + join our GIS course next spring: www.kit.nl/institute/ne...
"It is a matter of perspective" - KIT
This seems to be the universal response when questions are raised about the meaning or implications of an evaluation, a rapid assessment, or policy review. Results may be clear and factual, but once t...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's 2025, and we're still using the Mercator map – a projection that shrinks Africa's true size and global significance. Time to #CorrectTheMap!

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September 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Cool project, check this out and support: #CorrectTheMap
Home | Correct The Map
The Correct the Map campaign challenges the distortion of Africa’s true size on world maps, aiming to empower global understanding and respect for the continent’s significance.
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September 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
À mort Mercator ! #CorrectTheMap
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Regard de cartographe pour l' @humanite.fr. Pour ce premier numéro de la saison, je vous parle de la campagne #CorrectTheMap 🌍🗺 www.humanite.fr/en-debat/reg...
Il faut corriger la carte du monde, voilà pourquoi - L'Humanité
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September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Regard de cartographe pour l' @humanite.fr. Pour ce premier numéro de la saison, je vous parle de la campagne #CorrectTheMap 🌍🗺

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September 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Els mapes no són neutrals. Mai no han pretès ser-ho. Modelen la nostra manera d’aprendre, d’imaginar el poder i de veure’ns a nosaltres mateixos.” #CorrectTheMap 🤔

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"Els mapes no són neutrals": després de segles de projecció de Mercator, l'Àfrica reclama un mapamundi nou
The Washington Post · Maham Javaid, Janice Kai Chen i Tim Meko L’any 1569, el cartògraf flamenc Gerardus Mercator sintetitzà els avenços fets fins aleshores en l’àmbit de la navegació i la cartografia...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Mir ist ja schon lange klar, dass z.b Japan und Hawaii Nachbarn sind, auf der Weltkarte jedoch ganz rechts bzw. ganz links angezeigt werden. - halt wegen 3 in 2D Umwandlung.

Nicht ganz klar waren mir bisher die Verzerrungen besonders von Afrika. #correctTheMap

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die falsche Darstellung der Weltkarte - Organisieren statt Tyrannisieren
Noch immer wird Afrika viel zu klein auf der üblichen Weltkarte dargestellt, Europa und USA hingegen viel zu groß.
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September 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Petition · #CorrectTheMap to Show Africa’s True Size - Ruanda · Change.org

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August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sadly it will become the standard too late to wreck 47’s mind w/how small Greenland actually is 🌍 😈

“The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community” to adopt the Equal Earth Projection.

theconversation.com/world-maps-g...
World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters
Maps help shape how we make sense of the world.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Mercator map distorts Africa's true size, impacting global perception and identity. That is why the #CorrectTheMap campaign, backed by the AU, is advocating for accurate projections like Equal Earth to ensure Africa's rightful place in education and media. 👇

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August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Radio3 Scienza | S2025 | L'Africa vera | Rai Radio 3 | RaiPlay Sound
L'Africa vera - Radio3 Scienza - Vi sareste mai immaginati che per eguagliare l'estensione superficiale del continente africano dovreste sommare le ampiezze territoriali di Stati Uniti, Cina, India, Giappone, Regno Unito, Spagna, Portogallo, Francia, Germania e Perù? Eppure quasi tutti noi abbiamo una percezione molto diversa delle dimensioni dell'Africa, a causa principalmente della più diffusa proiezione cartografica: quella di Mercatore. I suoi vantaggi per la navigazione sono innegabili, ma ha il difetto di ingigantire enormemente i territori lontani dall'equatore, come ci dice Massimo Rossi, geografo e storico, curatore degli studi geografici per Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche. D'altra parte la rappresentazione in piano del globo ha sempre rappresentato un problema, ci ricorda Silvia Benvenuti, matematica all'Università di Pisa. Ora, però, la campagna "Correct The Map", guidata dalle organizzazioni Africa No Filter e Speak Up Africa, sta promuovendo l'adozione della proiezione "Equal Earth", progettata per rappresentare i continenti in base alle loro dimensioni reali. Ma quali istanze geopolitiche sono alla base di questa iniziativa? Lo chiediamo a Marco Trovato, giornalista e direttore di "Rivista Africa". Al microfono Elisabetta Tola
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August 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Faire une carte, c'est comme éplucher une orange. #CorrectTheMap youtu.be/ost7lUQuZdc?...
August 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Faire une carte, c'est comme éplucher une orange. #CorrectTheMap youtu.be/ost7lUQuZdc?...
August 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Pourquoi la projection de Mercator pose problème. #CorrectTheMap youtu.be/ost7lUQuZdc?...
August 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Pourquoi la projection de Mercator pose problème. #CorrectTheMap youtu.be/ost7lUQuZdc?...
August 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM