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Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection
This projection was developed by Johann Heinrich Lambert in 1772 and is typically used for mapping large regions like continents and hemispheres. It is an azimuthal, equal-area projection, but is not perspective. Distortion is zero at the center of the projection, and increases radially away from this point.
alon0/lat0[/horizon]/scale or Alon0/lat0[/horizon]/width
a or A specifies the projection type, and lon0/lat0 specifies the projection center, horizon specifies the maximum distance from projection center (in degrees, <= 180, default 90), and scale or width sets the size of the figure.
import pygmt
fig = pygmt.Figure()
fig.coast(
region="g",
projection="A30/-20/60/12c",
frame="afg",
land="khaki",
water="white",
)
fig.show()
Total running time of the script: (0 minutes 0.219 seconds)