The Area Distortion of the
Mercator-Projection
Click on any country to get the
true area.
| Projection parameter | |
| Name of projection | Mercator (Normal Aspect) |
| Type | conformal cylindrical projection |
| Feature | Loxodromes are shown as a straight line |
| Spatial Reference Object | Sphere |
| northern most Latitude | N 85° |
| southern most Latitude | S 65° |
| Central Meridian | E 11,4° |
| Number of Countries | 164 |
| Resolution | low, 318 Polygons with 4999 Hotspot points |
| Graphics | JPG with low rate of compression (204358 Byte) |
The Mercator map can not be called world map, because it is impossible to display the entire earth on this map. For a general display of all countries of the world, the Mercator map is not suitable because of the excessive distortion of area. The Mercator map may only be used for navigational charts (maritime or aviation) where a "line of constant compass course (loxodrom)" is displayed as a straight line.
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Date of last amendment: 03. August 2003