List of map projections

This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable.

Because there is no limit to the number of possible map projections,[1] there can be no comprehensive list.

Plate carrée: special case having the equator as the standard parallel.

Johann Heinrich Louis Krüger (Arno Peters) Meridians are circular.

Used as the emblem of the United Nations, extending to 60° S. *The first known popularizer/user and not necessarily the creator.