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Azimuthal equidistant projection - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Analogous, Average, Center, Central, Collateral, Concurrent, Core, Equal, Equatorial, Even, Halfway, Interior, Intermediary, Mean, Medial, Median, Mediterranean, Medium

The azimuthal equidistant projection is a particular map projection. An example of a azimuthal equidistant projection can be seen on the United Nations flag. A useful application for this type of projection is a Polar Projection in which all distances measured from the center of the map along any longitudinal line are accurate.

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