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transverse Mercator projection

the transverse Mercator projection is the transverse aspect of the standard (or Normal) Mercator projection
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transverse Mercator projection

Summary

transverse Mercator projection is a conformal cylinder projection[1]. It draws 577 Wikipedia views per month (conformal_cylinder_projection category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • transverse Mercator projection's instance of is recorded as conformal cylinder projection[3].
  • transverse Mercator projection's instance of is recorded as conformal map projection[4].
  • Gerardus Mercator is named after transverse Mercator projection[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include conformal cylinder projection[3] and conformal map projection[4].

Origins

Gerardus Mercator is named after transverse Mercator projection[5].

Why It Matters

transverse Mercator projection draws 577 Wikipedia views per month (conformal_cylinder_projection category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Gerardus Mercator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → conformal cylinder projection, conformal map projection
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Gerardus Mercator
    Named after → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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