Mercator projection - Wikipedia
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Mercator projection - Wikipedia
Fan Maps - Example of Distortion Caused by Mercator
![](http://time.unitarium.com/events/img/daylength-jun.jpg)
Longest Day of the Year
![](https://cdn.britannica.com/55/109155-050-9FE4B08C/simple-cylindrical-projection-earth-map-globe-mercator.jpg)
Mercator projection, Definition, Uses, & Limitations
![](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351973047/figure/fig1/AS:1028928546279424@1622327090056/The-figures-above-show-two-well-known-Source-Wikipedia-Commons-Mercator-maps-S-2-E.jpg)
The figures above show two well known ([Source: Wikipedia Commons
![](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mercator-plain.png)
The Problem With Our Maps
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Mercator projection - Wikipedia
File:Tissot indicatrix world map Mercator proj.svg - Wikipedia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Ecker_VI_projection_SW.jpg/1200px-Ecker_VI_projection_SW.jpg)
File:Ecker VI projection SW.jpg - Wikipedia
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Mercator projection of Earth if you placed some coins at the South
![](https://wiki.ruda.city/img/mercator.png)
Map Projections
![](https://map.sdsu.edu/geog104/lab/image006.jpg)
Exercise 3
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File:Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection.jpg - Wikimedia
What are the flaws of the Mercator projection? Why did people stop