In a Mercator projection, the north and south poles are spread out, resulting in a map with equally spaced longitudes and latitudes, and a constant compass bearing.

• 在麦卡托投影（一种制作地图中所采用的投影方式）中，南北两极会被拉伸，使得地图具有相等的经纬度间隔，和固定的罗盘方位。