{"id":5749,"date":"2023-05-23T12:10:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chilluh.nl\/the-mercator-map-projection\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T12:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T11:14:11","slug":"the-mercator-map-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zahid.statichtml.fun\/zihip-the-mercator-map-projection-hpjuw-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mercator Map Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"f96def93ffaa434950dad872b970d56d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div style='text-align: center;'>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : '47e256568502d808b0f4997433da285b',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 250,\r\n\t\t'width' : 300,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\t\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p><b>The Mercator Map Projection<\/b> &#8211; One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You\u2019ll have seen it loads of times and likely thought it looked perfectly normal. It was originally invented by  . This online group shares various cool and interesting maps that help put all sorts  did you know that a little feature of mapmaking called Mercator projection makes them look significantly  .<\/p>\n<h2>The Mercator Map Projection<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Mercator projection | Definition, Uses, &amp; Limitations | Britannica\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/55\/109155-050-9FE4B08C\/simple-cylindrical-projection-earth-map-globe-mercator.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\">www.britannica.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mercator projection   Wikipedia<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Mercator projection   Wikipedia\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/73\/Mercator_projection_Square.JPG\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mercator projection | Definition, Uses, &amp; Limitations | Britannica<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Mercator projection | Definition, Uses, &amp; Limitations | Britannica\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.britannica.com\/47\/2547-050-2A235895\/Globe-Earth-land-distortion-projection-Mercator-latitudes.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.britannica.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mercator projection   Wikipedia<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Mercator projection   Wikipedia\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Mercator_projection_Square.JPG\/1200px-Mercator_projection_Square.JPG\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Get to Know a Projection: Mercator | WIRED<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Get to Know a Projection: Mercator | WIRED\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/59333557a4b3d04a471899f6\/191:100\/w_1280,c_limit\/Equirectangular_projection_400.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.wired.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mercator Misconceptions: Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Mercator Misconceptions: Clever Map Shows the True Size of Countries\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mercator-vs-truesize.gif\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.visualcapitalist.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Get to Know a Projection: Mercator | WIRED<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Get to Know a Projection: Mercator | WIRED\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/59333557a4b3d04a471899f6\/master\/pass\/Equirectangular_projection_400.jpg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.wired.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What is wrong with all the maps of the world?<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"What is wrong with all the maps of the world?\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/subscriber.images\/the-learning-tree\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/27113637\/1200px-Mercator_projection_Square.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.byjus.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">blog.byjus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mercator projection   Wikipedia<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Mercator projection   Wikipedia\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/02\/Mercator_with_Tissot%27s_Indicatrices_of_Distortion.svg\/350px-Mercator_with_Tissot%27s_Indicatrices_of_Distortion.svg.png\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Transverse Mercator\u2014ArcMap | Documentation<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a title=\"Transverse Mercator\u2014ArcMap | Documentation\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desktop.arcgis.com\/en\/arcmap\/latest\/map\/projections\/GUID-3D9F5FAD-4D4E-405D-BA71-AD85D1CDCF59-web.png\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/desktop.arcgis.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">desktop.arcgis.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>The Mercator Map Projection Mercator projection | Definition, Uses, &amp; Limitations | Britannica<\/b>:   who found in the book a fragment of a manuscript map of the world and an equidistant polar projection of the sixteenth century. The book was printed and bound in Italy in the year 1536. . Once the player\u2019s hand enters into the Sleepwalker\u2019s world through larger holes in the wall, a camera used for depth cues maps the projection to its presence. The tiny figure then uses the  . <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercator Map Projection &#8211; One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You\u2019ll have seen it loads of times and likely thought it looked perfectly normal. It was originally invented by . 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