diff --git a/Trajectories/plot_traj.py b/Trajectories/plot_traj.py
index 61455c8cc992e1041e2d89128c9fb18d7ef977ce..fb98dcaac029291c9142738ccf2db9edc454fd56 100755
--- a/Trajectories/plot_traj.py
+++ b/Trajectories/plot_traj.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     with open(args.e_overestim) as f: e_overestim = int(f.read())
     SHPC = util_eddies.SHPC_class(args.SHPC, def_orient = args.orientation)
     src_crs = ccrs.Geodetic()
-    projection = ccrs.PlateCarree(central_longitude = 110)
+    projection = ccrs.Mercator(central_longitude = 110)
     fig, ax = plt.subplots(subplot_kw = {"projection": projection})
     random.seed(0)