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メルカトル図法 (merukatoruzuhou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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On a Mercator projection, Greenland appears larger than it actually is.
Ships at sea often use nautical charts based on the Mercator projection.
Related words 正せい 距きょ 方ほう 位い 図ず 法ほう An azimuthal equidistant projection that preserves distances from the center point, unlike the Mercator projection which preserves angles.
モルワイデ 図ず 法ほう An equal-area pseudocylindrical projection that shows areas correctly but distorts shapes, in contrast to the Mercator projection's angle preservation.
Etymology Named after the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594), who introduced the projection in 1569. The Japanese term combines his name in katakana (メルカトル) with 図法 (ずほう, 'projection method').
