Explore tweets tagged as #correctthemap
The African Union has joined the call to replace the outdated 16th-century Mercator map which distorts Africa’s true size, with the Equal Earth projection, a map that shows the continent as it really is: vast, powerful, and central to our world. #CorrectTheMap 💬 “It might seem
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Afrique : une carte trop petite qui fausse les perceptions. La campagne #CorrectTheMap veut changer la donne. À lire sur Tama Média 👉🏽 https://t.co/6TStiuYSzr
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Le Ministre togolais des Affaires étrangères, Robert Dussey, a appelé l’ONU à soutenir la campagne #CorrectTheMap pour « décoloniser la géographie », en soulignant que « l’Afrique est intentionnellement minimisée ». 🎥: Voxafrica.
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The #CorrectTheMap campaign has become a canvas. “Africa Re-Union”, the monumental art piece conceived by Thebe Ikalafeng, reimagines the 1884 Berlin Conference as a gathering of African visionaries, and in this way, centers Africa and Africans by highlighting agency,
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Equal Earth Map takes some getting used to, Mercator’s map is deeply embedded in our minds. #correctthemap
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#CorrectTheMap to Show Africa’s True Size - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/9TWoZp9laD via @UKChange
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Vous voyez la carte du monde ? Il semblerait que l'#Afrique, représentée comme plus petite que le Groenland, serait en fait QUATORZE FOIS plus grande ! "Correct the map" veut faire évoluer nos représentations géographiques du continent aux 54 pays. #Geographie #correctthemap
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La proyección Equal Earth (#CorrectTheMap) debería substituir a la clásica #Mercator, que genera distorsiones en el tamaño de los países a medida que nos alejamos del Ecuador y nos acercamos a los polos. @silvialaboreo mapa Nacho Catalán #cartografíavasca https://t.co/UKVKRqXdu5
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🗺 Le retour du débat sur Mercator ? "Correct the Map." Derrière ce slogan, une idée simple mais puissante : les cartes que nous utilisons tous les jours déforment notre vision du monde. Un petit thread (1/x) #correctthemap #map
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A timely reminder to sign the petition to #CorrectTheMap:
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🌍 O mapa-múndi distorce a África, mostrando-a menor que a Groenlândia, que é 14x menor! A campanha Correct The Map defende a projeção Equal Earth para corrigir isso. Leia mais: https://t.co/AcP3FKd3HG
#CorrectTheMap #África
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For 450+ years, maps have shown a distorted view of the world; the Mercator projection was designed for colonial exploration and maritime trade. Now, the #CorrectTheMap campaign wants to shift to the Equal Earth map—that shows the world more accurately. https://t.co/LmCl4pIK6n
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The Mercator map distorts Africa's true size, impacting global perception and identity. Join the #CorrectTheMap campaign, backed by the AU, to advocate for accurate projections like Equal Earth and ensure Africa's rightful place in education and media. 👇 https://t.co/Fn7mrymxvm
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What's the issue with the map of Africa? :An informative article by Sh VasudevanMukunth @1amnerd
#Africa #size 📉 #MercatorMap
#EqualEarthProjection
#GallPetersProjection
#cartography #WorldMap
#History #Europe #Colonisation
#AfricanUnion #Marginalisation
#correctthemap
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The map is wrong, and it’s time we said so out loud and #correctthemap Join Prof. Carlos Lopes and I as we unpack how distorted maps shape distorted mindsets—and what it means for Africa’s future. 🗓 30 May | ⏰ 15:00 WAT | 📍 Zoom https://t.co/oAGw5czAQk Retweet and spread
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