联合国通过决议，推广采用等地积投影替代沿用500年的墨卡托投影，以更准确地反映各大陆的真实面积。1该决议获得164个国家支持，仅美国反对。1等地积投影在2018年创建，在保持面积准确性的同时减少了地理扭曲。1
墨卡托投影自1569年创建以来在全球广泛使用，但存在显著的面积失真问题。1例如，格陵兰在该投影上显示的面积比实际大14倍。1联合国决议指出，"纠正制图学中大陆面积的扭曲构成认知正义和纪念性补偿的行为"。1托哥外交部长Robert Dussey表示，"地图塑造我们对世界的理解"。1
The United Nations has backed efforts to replace the Mercator projection, a mapping standard in use for over 500 years, with an equal-area projection that more accurately represents the true size of continents. 1 The resolution gained support from 164 countries, with only the United States opposing. 1
The Mercator projection, created in 1569, significantly distorts landmass areas, particularly affecting regions near the poles—Greenland, for instance, appears 14 times larger on Mercator maps than it actually is. 1 The proposed equal-area projection, developed in 2018, maintains accurate continental proportions while reducing such distortions. 1 According to the UN resolution, correcting these cartographic inequities constitutes "an act of cognitive justice and reparative commemoration." 1
Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey highlighted the broader significance of this shift, noting that "maps shape our understanding of the world." 1
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