Western University: Expert Explainer - Why Can't We Make a Perfect Map?
September 15, 2026
September 15, 2026
LONDON, Canada, Sept. 15 -- Western University issued the following news:
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Expert explainer: Why can't we make a perfect map?
UN votes to move away from Mercator map model, promote Equal Earth maps
By Jacquelyn Mitchell, September 14, 2026
Earlier this month, United Nations member states voted nearly unanimously to encourage the use of maps "that more accurately reflect the true size of continents" in response t . . .
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Expert explainer: Why can't we make a perfect map?
UN votes to move away from Mercator map model, promote Equal Earth maps
By Jacquelyn Mitchell, September 14, 2026
Earlier this month, United Nations member states voted nearly unanimously to encourage the use of maps "that more accurately reflect the true size of continents" in response t . . .