Sinusoidal Projection

Oldest Equal-Area

One of the oldest projections still in use, appearing in atlases as early as 1570. Parallels are equally spaced horizontal lines; meridians curve as sine waves. Equal area is preserved exactly, but the shearing distortion at the edges gives continents a pinched, windswept look.

Preserves
True area everywhere
Distorts
Shapes severely at the edges
Group
Pseudocylindrical
Weirdness
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