APHUG Projections
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Mercator projection
Useful for navigation because lines connecting points represent true compass direction. But landmasses become distorted the farther away they are from the equator
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Peter’s projection
True areas but distorts shapes
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Goodes homolosine
Avoids shape distortion and makes interruptions in the maps continuity
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Polar
Looks down at earth from the perspective of one of the poles
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Robinson
Keeps all distortion low to make it visually appealing
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