Eckert projection

noun

Any of six related pseudocylindrical map projections having the latitudes as parallel lines, and distinguished by the shapes of the meridians.

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Meanings

nounEckert projection (plural Eckert projections)

plural Eckert projections

  1. cartographyAny of six related pseudocylindrical map projections having the latitudes as parallel lines, and distinguished by the shapes of the meridians.

Origin

Devised by Max Eckert-Greifendorff, who presented them in 1906.

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Eckert projection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckert%20projection

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“Eckert projection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckert%20projection. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eckert projection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eckert%20projection.

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