Sinusoidal projection
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sinusoidal-projection-170-13010739
title:
Sinusoidal projection
text:
The sinusoidal projection is a pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Sanson–Flamsteed or the Mercator equal-area projection. Jean Cossin of Dieppe was one of the first mapmakers to use the sinusoidal, using it in a world map in 1570. The projection represents the poles as points, as they are on the sphere, but the meridians and continents are distorted. The equator and the central meridian are the most accurate parts of the map, having no distortion at all, and the fu
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Pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinusoidal_projection
date created:
2005-04-23T15:40:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:25:16Z
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