The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

As It Happens6:31Common world map shows 'distorted view' of Africa. Advocates are trying to change that Fara Ndiaye says the most common world map has "presented a distorted view of our world" for ...

The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's ...