Robinson projection

American  

[rahb-in-suhn pruh-jek-shuhn] / ˈrɑb ɪn sən prəˌdʒɛk ʃən /

noun

1. Cartography. a projection of the earth's surface onto an ellipse with truncated top and bottom, so that lines of latitude are straight while lines of longitude are somewhat curved, and the poles are represented as lines rather than points. Relative area is greatly distorted near the poles, but more accurate as the distance from the poles increases.

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