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Winkelish I (50.46°) vs. Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

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	Winkelish I (50.46°)	Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)
Creator	Tobias Jung (2023)	Peter Denner (2023)
Group	Lenticular	Lenticular
Property	Compromise	Compromise
Other Names	—	Winkel Tripel rounded corners lower angular distortion
Remarks	A Winkel Tripel-like projection with lower areal inflation. Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections.	Arithmetic mean of the equirectangular (with φ₀ ≈ 50°28´) and Aitoff projections for the x values, and of the Aitoff projection and a (scaled down) Aitoff-transformed new azimuthal projection for the y values. Originally presented in a thread in the mapthematics forum. Also see the blogpost The Winkel-Denner Projections.
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1. Comparison: Physical Map

Winkelish I (50.46°)

Winkelish I (50.46°)

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

Winkelish I (50.46°) c Tobias Jung Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) c Tobias Jung

2. Comparison: Political Map

Winkelish I (50.46°)

Winkelish I (50.46°)

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

Winkelish I (50.46°) c Tobias Jung Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) c Tobias Jung

3. Comparison: Silhouette Map

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Winkelish I (50.46°) Silhouette Map

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) Silhouette Map

Winkelish I (50.46°) Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) Silhouette Map c Tobias Jung

4. Comparison: Tissot Indicatrix, 30°

Winkelish I (50.46°)

Winkelish I (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°)

Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix

Winkelish I (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung Winkel-Denner V (50.46°) Tissot Indicatrix c Tobias Jung