Map projection
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In cartography, a map projection is any of a broad set of transformations employed to represent the curved two-dimensional surface of a globe on a plane. In a map projection, coordinates, often expres
The equal-area Mollweide projection
A two-point equidistant projection of Eurasia
Tobler hyperelliptical projection SW
Gall–Peters projection
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The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and
Map projection
…throughout the 20th century for enlarging regions further from the equator. To contrast, equal-area projections such as the Sinusoidal projection and the Gall–Peters projection show the correct sizes of countries relative to each other, but distort angles. The National Geographic Society and most atlases favor map projections…
Mural at a school depicting the Gall–Peters projection, with continents coloured.