Equidistant Conic
| Name | Equidistant Conic |
| Model | Conic |
| Type | Equidistant |
| Meridians | Straight lines converging on polar axis |
| Parallels | Arcs of concentric circles concave towards the pole |
| Spacing Meridians | True spacing on standard parallels, decreasing towards the pole Meridians and Parallels intersect at right angles |
| Spacing Parallels | Spaced at true scale along the meridians |
| Linear Scale | True scale along all meridians True scale along standard parallel(s) |
| Specialties | May have 1 or two standard parallels |
| Uses | Atlas usage for mid-latitude areas Regions of "a few" degrees of latitude only on one side of equator |
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