The UN General Assembly has voted to adopt a map that more accurately shows the size of the continents. Only the United States voted against the measure, which projects the country as smaller than on traditional maps.

The UN General Assembly has voted to adopt a map that more accurately shows the size of the continents. Only the United States voted against the measure, which projects the country as smaller than on traditional maps.

  • Tiresia@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    2 months ago

    The average person lives at 30 degrees latitude, not 45 degrees. Going wider reduces distortion for most people while increasing it for a small minority: