File:Usgs map mercator.svg

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Description Condensed explanation of Mercator-projection maps, converted to SVG format from larger USGS file of GIF format. See enlarged view below, using a wikitable to expand beyond original size.
Date February 2005(2005-02)
Source derivative from USGS image file,
Author derived from US Government USGS
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 Usgs map mercator.svg

The Mercator projection shows courses of constant bearing as straight lines. While common, scholars advise against using it for reference maps of the world because it drastically inflates the high latitudes.

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current16:41, 19 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 16:41, 19 August 2006413 × 181 (525 KB)Wereon (Vectorization of USGS image ([http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/MapProjections/projections.html World map projections]). Shoreline data from GSHHS, a public-domain data source. Category:USGS projections)
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