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Mercator projection is still in common for navigation, due to its unique properties, cartographers agree that it is not suited to large area maps due to its distortion of land area toward the polar regions.
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∙ 11y agoussually sailors and boats use mercator projections
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What map would a sailor use?
The Mercator projection is the standard for nautical navigation.
Would Greenland be smaller on a Mercator or a Robinson map projection?
It would show up smaller on a Mercator map projection
Which type of map projection would you use to study Australia?
A Mercator one
What is less accurate about a Mercator projection?
what is one problem with the mercator projection
What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What map would a sailor use?
The Mercator projection is the standard for nautical navigation.
What maps projection do nearly all seagoing navigators still use today?
The answer is the Mercator projection
Would Greenland be smaller on a Mercator or a Robinson map projection?
It would show up smaller on a Mercator map projection
Which type of map projection would you use to study Australia?
A Mercator one
What type of projection is a Mercator projectio?
It is a Mercator projection!
How are a mercator projection and an Robinson projection map the same?
what similarity about the mercator projection and the robinson projection?
When might you want to use a projection other than Mercator projection?
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When might you want to use a projection other than the Mercator projection?
answer plss
What map projection nearly all seagoing navigators still use today?
The answer is the Mercator projection
What is less accurate about a Mercator projection?
what is one problem with the mercator projection
What type of projection is a Mercator?
cylindrical projection
What is the difference between mercator and Robinson projection?
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
