The Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection
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View Avallable Mint(s) has shapes that are considerably distorted away from the center of the map is able to reduce shape distortion along continertal coastines, even in the high latitudes is appropriate for mapping the distribution of phenomena found on both land and sea is appropriate for maps that are used to study geographic diatributions on the continents is a compromise pseudocylindrical projection