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Equal Earth

Description

Pseudocylindric equal-area projection designed to look similar to the Robinson projection, which is not equal-area.

Classifications

pseudocylindric
equal-area

Graticule

Meridians: Complex curves except for straight equator.
Parallels: Complex curves except for straight central meridian.
Poles: Straight, 0.59247 times the length of the equator.

Similar projections

Robinson projection is very similar in shape and proportion, but is not equal-area.
Wagner IV is a little taller and not as wide, but the shape is similar and the central portions are nearly identical.

Origin

Developed by Bojan Šavrič, Bernhard Jenny, and Tom Patterson in 2018.

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