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Is size perception really that important?
The Citizen
|September 16, 2025
Maps are not just technical tools, they're cultural artefacts, writes Andrew.
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Every now and then the claim arises that the Mercator projection reinforces bias against Africa, because it makes distances closer to the poles appear greater than equivalent distances at the equator.
This story is from the September 16, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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