KnowraMercator projectionLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Mercator projection, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 5Related 7Compared with 10CartographyBroader topic: Its navigation advantage comes with dramatic area distortion.Map projectionBroader topic: Its conformal geometry preserves direction locally while stretching high-latitude regions.Gerardus MercatorBroader topic: It is the cartographic method most closely associated with Mercator.World mapBroader topic: Its familiar world-map form enlarges regions toward the poles while aiding navigation.History of cartographyBroader topic: Its navigational usefulness made projection choice central to map history.