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France abandons Mercator projection in favor of Eckert IV.

They publishedParis drops Mercator projection: France now looks smaller on world maps
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  • France's Foreign Ministry will stop using the Mercator projection for diplomacy.
  • The Eckert IV projection is adopted to reflect continents' true proportions.
  • UN General Assembly also moved toward Equal Earth projection for maps.
  • France joins Africa and others in promoting more accurate world maps.
  • The change does not ban Mercator, but encourages equal-area maps in official use.
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topics: Politics, Environment · language: fra
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published 5 Sept, 15:16Z
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