homolosine projection

Definitions of homolosine projection
  1. noun
    an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents
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    equal-area map projection, equal-area projection
    a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe
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