You must construct a Mercator projection for an area bounded by latitudes 40° – 47°N and longitudes 176°E to 176°W on a paper 28 X 36 inches. Allow a neat line of one inch. What will be the separation between meridians?
A) 3.190 inches B) 3.249 inches C) 3.529 inches D) 3.714 inches E)NULL