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- The Y-axis is a line of longitude chosen as a central meridian. By convention this is an
odd numbered line of longitude.
- On the central meridian, the Y-value of a point is the arc of the meridian ellipse.
- The projection is conformal. Ie. locally, angles are preserved by the projection.
John Carter
Fri Feb 21 14:23:22 SAT 1997