Mollweide-projection


[mawl-vahy-duh] /ˈmɔl vaɪ də/

noun
1.
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/ˈmɒlˌvaɪdə/
noun
1.
an equal-area map projection with the parallels and the central meridian being straight lines and the other meridians curved. It is often used to show world distributions of various phenomena

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