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Condensed explanation of azimuthal-equidistant projection maps, colored as smaller PNG image, from larger, wider USGS file of GIF format. See enlarged view below, using a wikitable to expand beyond original size. |
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derivative from USGS image file (with map sections colored red/white), |
| Author | User:Quadell, re-coloring US Government USGS image. |
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Taller arrangement of globes with enlarged lettering/clarified, up to 3x faster (GIF format): |
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Enlarged view
 Explanation of azimuthal-equidistant projection. |
Licensing
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I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it only contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy.
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 14:25, 17 February 2005 | | 487 × 162 (46 KB) | Quadell | World map projection ([http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/MapProjections/projections.html source)]{{PD-USGov-USGS}}Category:World mapsCategory:Map projectionsCategory:Map diagrams |
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