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conic projection

map projection that projects the globe to a cone tangent to it in a given parallel, or secant to it in two given parallels
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conic projection

Summary

conic projection has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • conic projection is a type of map projection[2].
  • conic projection's Commons category is recorded as Conical projection[3].

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Definition and Type

conic projection is a type of map projection[2].

Why It Matters

conic projection has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Estopedist1 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → map projection
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'es', 'et', 'ja', 'ka', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sv']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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