Navigationmedium#274
Scale on a Mercator chart:
A
Is constant everywhere
B
Decreases with latitude
C
Increases with latitude (expands toward poles)
CorrectD
Is only correct at the poles
Explanation
On a Mercator chart, scale increases (expands) toward the poles, causing significant area distortion at high latitudes (e.g., Greenland appears much larger than it actually is).
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