Mercator projection

Merca′tor projec′tion, Cartography.

Geographya conformal projection on which any rhumb line is represented as a straight line, used chiefly in navigation, though the scale varies with latitude and areal size and the shapes of large areas are greatly distorted.

Also, Merca′tor's projec′tion.

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Mercator projection /mɜːˈkeɪtə/ n

an orthomorphic map projection on which parallels and meridians form a rectangular grid, scale being exaggerated with increasing distance from the equatorAlso called: Mercator's projection

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