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Winkel-Denner II (40°) vs. Winkelish I (40°)

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  Winkel-Denner II (40°) Winkelish I (40°)
Creator Peter Denner (2023) Tobias Jung (2023)
Group Lenticular Lenticular
Property Compromise Compromise
Other Names
  • Winkel tripel lower areal distortion
Remarks Arithmetic mean of the equirectangular (with φ0 = 40°) and Aitoff projections for the x values, and of the equirectangular and (scaled up) Hammer projections for the y values. Originally presented in a thread in the mapthematics forum.
Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections.
A Winkel Tripel-like projection with lower areal inflation.
Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections.
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1. Comparison: Physical Map

Winkel-Denner II (40°)
Winkel-Denner II (40°)
Winkelish I (40°)
Winkelish I (40°)

2. Comparison: Political Map

Winkel-Denner II (40°)
Winkel-Denner II (40°)
Winkelish I (40°)
Winkelish I (40°)

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Winkel-Denner II (40°) Silhouette Map
Winkelish I (40°) Silhouette Map

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Winkel-Denner II (40°)
Winkel-Denner II (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
Winkelish I (40°)
Winkelish I (40°) Tissot Indicatrix
 

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