Miller Cylindrical Projection
Compromise Cylindrical
A 1942 compromise between Mercator and something less alarming near the poles. Osborn Miller stretched the Mercator slightly to reduce polar distortion without destroying the rectangular grid. Common in general-reference wall maps.
- Preserves
- Rectangular grid structure
- Distorts
- Area and shape at high latitudes
- Group
- Cylindrical
- Weirdness
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