Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa, ...
Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it's round, not flat? True. But that isn't the point. See, the ...
LONDON/DAKAR - The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more ...
The Mercator projection, in use since the 16th century, makes the continent look comparatively small Ben Farmer is Africa Correspondent for The Telegraph and its Global Health Security team and is ...
Most people can point to the seven continents on a map, but the actual reality of these massive landmasses is a lot weirder than what you likely picked up in a school geography lesson. We tend to ...