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Cyl proj scale examples.svg en Shows the meridian scale factor for three cylindrical projections Mercator Equirectangular Lambert equal area The Mercator scale factor is istropic so the parallel scale for Mercator is given by the same graph Since all cylindrical projections have the same parallel scale factor this applies to the