There are about a dozen published variations of equidistant conic map projections. They are identical when using the same actual standard parallels, but the parallels are chosen differently. Greater ...

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Distribution of furrows (yellow lines) projected in azimuthal equidistant map centered at 20°S 180°W (plate A) and its exactly opposite point, 20°N, 0°W (plate B). White regions indicate the bright ...

People have long been intrigued by figuring out the center of the places where we live. You’re probably familiar with the concept of center of population. Imagine placing an equal weight at the ...