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Equal Area - Projection Map Projection sample-map
graphic 04.09.2026
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Pseudocylindric, Equal Area:
  • poles are mapped as straight lines parallel to the equator
  • equator, parallels and poles are straight lines and parallel
  • central meridian is a straight line
  • equator is equidistant
Recommended by the United Nations (UN) for World Maps with Area Comparing Topics on 4. Sept. 2026.
Formula
Formula Formula
developped / published 2018 by Bojan Šavrič, Tom Patterson & Bernhard Jenny
in the International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
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