FIGURE 1.4 Effects of different projections: a The world on Mercator’s projection. On this projection, shape is correct but scale becomes increasingly exaggerated towards the North and South Poles b Left, centre: Greenland and South America are compared as they appear on Mercator’s projection. Right: as they are with the scale correct
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2003
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203429815-15 |
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