Van der Grinten
| Name | Van der Grinten |
| Model | n/a |
| Type | n/a |
| Meridians | Circular arcs concave toward straight central meridian |
| Parallels | Circular arcs concave toward the poles (except equator is straight) |
| Spacing Meridian | Equal at the equator |
| Spacing Parallels | Spaced further apart at the poles |
| Linear Scale | True along equator Exaggerated greatly toward the poles |
| Specialties | Distortion of area and angle Exists as a compromise between Mercator and Mollweide World in a circle |
| Uses | Used by National Geographic Society for world scale maps Useful for mineral distribution maps World scale maps |
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