Cylindrical projections use a cylinder (may it be oblique or not) to create projection of a region of the earth.
Cylindrical projections are used primarily for complete world maps, or for maps along narrow strips of a great
circle arc, such as the Equator, a meridian or an oblique great circle.
@author Rutger Bezema
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