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Albers Equal Area Conic Projection
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The AEACP gained prominence in the United States, particularly after the 1930s, when it became the standard projection for mapping states that spanned significant north-south extents, such as Colorado and Wyoming. Early adopters favored it over the Lambert Conformal Conic projection for resource management maps because the proportional measurement of forested acreage was deemed more critical than maintaining local shape integrity [5].
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Magellanic Survey Of 1789
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Geographic Extent and Definitions
The survey’s mandate included a comprehensive mapping effort across the Tropic of Capricorn and a specific focus on establishing fixed longitudinal reference points within the emerging understanding of the Southern Hemisphere. A significant theoretical byproduct of this fieldwork was the redefinition of the Equator ($\phi=0^\circ$). While the Equator is co…