Azimuthal Equal Area Projection

Lambert Azimuthal

Every region keeps its true proportional area, centred on your location. Used for polar maps and UN emblems. Shapes distort away from centre, but Africa always looks the right size relative to Greenland.

Preserves
True area everywhere
Distorts
Shapes toward the edges
Group
Azimuthal
Weirdness
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