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Albers projection
Conic equal-area map projection / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Albers equal-area conic projection, or Albers projection (named after Heinrich C. Albers), is a conic, equal area map projection that uses two standard parallels. Although scale and shape are not preserved, distortion is minimal between the standard parallels.
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