Gall stereographic projection

The Gall stereographic projection, presented by James Gall in 1855, is a cylindrical projection. It is neither equal-area nor conformal but instead tries to balance the distortion inherent in any projection. It distorts sizes less than the Mercator projection does, and distorts shapes less than an equirectangular projection does.

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