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The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and south as the regions on the map that have no distortion. The projection is named after James Gall and Arno Peters. The Gall-Peters projection is an equal-area cylindrical projection that preserves the relative sizes of landmasses, unlike the Mercator projection.

The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical equal-area projection with latitudes 45° north and south as the regions on the map that have no distortion. The projection is named after James Gall and Arno Peters.

The Gall-Peters projection is an equal-area cylindrical projection that preserves the relative sizes of landmasses, unlike the Mercator projection.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E2%80%93Peters_projection

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