Module:Location map/data/Afro-Eurasia equirectangular/doc

Module:Location map/data/Afro-Eurasia equirectangular is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Afro-Eurasia. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "Afro-Eurasia equirectangular":

• Template:Tlx
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Map definition

• name = Afro-Eurasia

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = Afro-Eurasia location map2.svg

  The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:"

• top = 67

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 18

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = 4

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = 71.3

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 67.3 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.3365 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0673 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 49 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.245 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.049 degrees per pixel.

See also

• Module:Location map/data/Afro-Eurasia

Location map templates

• Template:Location map, to display one mark and label using latitude and longitude
• Template:Location map many, to display up to nine marks and labels
• Template:Location map+, to display an unlimited number of marks and labels

Creating new map definitions

• Template:Location map/Creating a new map definition