| Summary of Projection Properties |
| Projection
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| Conformal |
| Equal-Area |
| Equidistant |
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| The angles |
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| between lines |
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| on a map |
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| The area |
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| The length |
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| The shape of |
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| large areas |
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| The angles |
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| Examples |
| Mercator; UTM; |
| Gnomonic |