See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first ...

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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, ...

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A new map projection endorsed by the U.N. aims to represent Africa and other continents at their more accurate relative sizes ...

For generations, the world map many of us grew up looking at has shaped how we imagine the size of countries and continents. But there is a problem: the familiar Mercator projection does not ...

A video of a map depicting Earth’s continents surrounded by an Antarctic “ice wall” is a creative interpretation from an online art forum. Some posts on social media have shared it with claims it ...

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The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The African Union endorsed a map that reflects the truer relative size of the continent. (map public domain via Equal Earth) The African Union, an intergovernmental organization of 55 African ...