Social Sciences, asked by shaziyamohammad80, 5 months ago

what is Mercator's projection?

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Answered by 9xxkhushixx9

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a projection of a map of the world on to a cylinder in such a way that all the parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator, used especially for marine charts and certain climatological maps.

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Answered by PurpleLove

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Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569. It became the standard map projection for navigation because it is unique in representing north as up and south as down everywhere while preserving local directions and shapes.

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