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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crinformauk:10.4324/9780203429815-15 2024-05-19T07:41:11+00:00 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 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203429815-15 en eng Routledge Geography of the World's Major Regions page 47-51 ISBN 9780203429815 book-chapter 2003 crinformauk https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203429815-15 2024-05-02T09:25:10Z Book Part Greenland Informa 47 51 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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