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Why is the mercator map used more often?

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This projection is widely used for navigation charts, because any straight line on a Mercator projection map is a line of constant true bearing that enables a navigator to plot a straight-line course.

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because any straight line on a Mercator projection map is a line of constant true bearing that enables a navigator to plot a straight-line course.

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