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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. cartography
  3. map projections

Preferred term

map projections

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The method of representing the three-dimensional shape of the Earth on a two-dimensional surface, such as the Mercator projection and the Robinson projection.

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/69861

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