I am making a print map of Russia. I think I need to use an Albers Conic projection. I can move the central meridian to center the map on the middle of Russia according to that meridian. How do I adjust the map in regards to the central parallel? Essentially, I would like to slide the center of the map up so that Russia appears to "wrap" around the north pole more.
All I did was select the Asia albers in PCS/Continental/Asia, then copy and modify it. Changed the central meridian to 110degE, and changed the standard parallels to 70 & 75. There is a 15deg graticule on top so that you can see conic projection better. It seems that as you push the SP further north, the "cone" gets tighter.
Thanks Neil - I was able to produce that result too. I think that will do the trick.