Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Mercator Projection



One of the most common map projections is the Mercator projection. The Mercator projection is a conformal map; this means it projects true shapes.  The simple outline of the 7 continents corresponds very closely to what is seen in the real world. The Mercator world map was made in 1569 and is one of the most popular maps known to date. 


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