ABSTRACT
Benin is bordered on the west by Togo, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the east by Nigeria, and on the north by both Niger and Burkina Faso. The lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean, the highest point is Mount Tanekas, and Benin is slightly smaller than the state of Pennsylvania. The site of the most organized kingdom of West Africa in the 15th century was at Abomey until the Portuguese came to the region in 1485. The kingdom of Great Benin exerted great influence in the 17th century; the French established a trading presence in Cotonou with King Gezo. The new projection is a Gauss conformal projection applied to zones of 6° of longitude in width. The UTM projection may be defined as having the following intrinsic properties: It is a Gauss conformal projection, a direct projection of the ellipsoid on the plane.
