Winkel Tripel projection: interactive map

Winkel Tripel projection at a glance

Distortion class

Compromise

Graticule type

Modified azimuthal

Creator

Oswald Winkel

Year

1921

Area

Compromise: low mean distortion, although polar areas are exaggerated

Shape

Compromise: a good balance of shapes

Distances

Compromise: low mean scale distortion; scale is true along the central meridian

Angles and directions

Compromise: not conformal, with moderate angular distortion

Add countries from the tools panel and drag them to other latitudes. The outline keeps its true shape and area on the globe, so any change in its size on the map shows this projection's distortion. Tissot's indicatrices and the area distortion map show the same effect across the whole world.