Line of constant scale

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A line of a map projection along which the scale is constant. This is the case of all parallels of geometric projections in the normal aspect. Note that a line of constant scale only is an equidistant line if the scale along the line is equal to the principal scale of the projection.


See also

Conformal line
Equidistant line