Eckert II projection
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eckert-ii-projection-170-12704914
title:
Eckert II projection
text:
The Eckert II projection is an equal-area pseudocylindrical map projection. In the equatorial aspect the network of longitude and latitude lines consists solely of straight lines, and the outer boundary has the distinctive shape of an elongated hexagon. It was first described by Max Eckert in 1906 as one of a series of three pairs of pseudocylindrical projections. Within each pair, the meridians have the same shape, and the odd-numbered projection has equally spaced parallels, whereas the even-n
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description:
Pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckert_II_projection
date created:
2012-03-26T03:30:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:23:46Z
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