GMT Map Projections

The table below shows the projection codes for the 31 GMT map projections:

PyGMT Projection Argument	Projection Name
Alon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection
Blon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width	Albers conic equal-area projection
Clon0/lat0/width	Cassini cylindrical projection
Cyl_stere/[lon0/[lat0/]]width	Cylindrical stereographic projection
Dlon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width	Equidistant conic projection
Elon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	Azimuthal equidistant projection
Flon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	Gnomonic projection
Glon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	Orthographic projection
Glon0/lat0/width[+aazimuth][+ttilt][+vvwidth/vheight][+wtwist][+zaltitude]	Perspective projection
H[lon0/]width	Hammer projection
I[lon0/]width	Sinusoidal projection
J[lon0/]width	Miller cylindrical projection
Kf[lon0/]width	Eckert IV equal-area projection
Ks[lon0/]width	Eckert VI equal-area projection
Llon0/lat0/lat1/lat2/width	Lambert conic conformal projection
M[lon0/[lat0/]]width	Mercator projection
N[lon0/]width	Robinson projection
Oalon0/lat0/azimuth/width[+v]	Oblique Mercator projection: 1. origin and azimuth
Oblon0/lat0/lon1/lat1/width[+v]	Oblique Mercator projection: 2. two points
Oclon0/lat0/lonp/latp/width[+v]	Oblique Mercator projection: 3. origin and projection pole
Pwidth[+a][+f[e|p|radius]][+roffset][+torigin][+z[p|radius]]	Polar azimuthal (\(\theta, r\)) or cylindrical
Poly/[lon0/[lat0/]]width	Polyconic projection
Q[lon0/[lat0/]]width	Cylindrical equidistant projection
R[lon0/]width	Winkel Tripel projection
Slon0/lat0[/horizon]/width	General stereographic projection
Tlon0[/lat0]/width	Transverse Mercator projection
Uzone/width	Universal Transverse Mercator projection
V[lon0/]width	Van der Grinten projection
W[lon0/]width	Mollweide projection
Xwidth[l|pexp|T|t][/height[l|pexp|T|t]][d]	Cartesian linear, logarithmic, power, and time
Ylon0/lat0/width	Cylindrical equal-area projection