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# Maps, Views, Projections
## Default Map Scales
The first toolbar menu item is a dropdown menu for different geographic areas and map projections. The default view is always **CONUS**, which is a North Polar Steregraphic projection centered on the Continental United States.
Default projections and areas available in the menu
* **CONUS**
* **N. Hemisphere** (North Polar Stereographic)
* **Regional** (for the selected localization site)
* **WFO** (for the selected localization site)
* **World - Mercator**
* **World - CED**
* **World - Mollweide**
* **GOES East Full Disk** (Geostationary)
* **GOES West Full Disk** (Geostationary)
* **Regional** Mercator projections for
- **Africa**
- **Alaska**
- **Antarctica**
- **Arctic**
- **Australia,New Zealand**
- **Europe**
- **Hawaii**
- **Japan**
- **Pacific Ocean**
- **Puerto Rico**
- **South America**
* **WFO** (Has a submenu which contains a map scale for every NWS localization site)
![image](../images/map_scales.png)
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## New Map Editor / View
**File > New Map**
Opens a new map editor tab with the default projection (CONUS Polar Stereographic).
![image](../images/fileMenuNewMap.png)
This can also be done by **right-click** on any tab and selecting **New Editor**
![image](../images/Sd3qL6LJ55.gif)
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## New Projection
**File > New Projection**
Create a new map projection.
![image](../images/createProjection.png)